Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Title
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Date
1824
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and pastel with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 11 1/2 x 18 15/16 in. (29.2 x 48.1 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description
Female, summer plumage
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.18.16
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in black ink: "Drawn from Nature by John J. Audubon / Philadelphia May 9th 1824"; at lower center: "Semi-palmated Snipe. Female / Scolopax Semi-palmata"; at lower right in graphite: "21"; below in black ink: "Weight. 1 lb 1/2 oz. troy -- / Eggs = Shot no. 1 --"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
