Collection Highlights
Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's Island, New York
1888
1972.24
Watercolor over graphite on paper, overmatted
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), Havell plate no. 323; two sketches of a bill
Title
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), Havell plate no. 323; two sketches of a bill
Date
1821
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 19 3/8 x 23 9/16 in. (49.2 x 59.8 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Description
Adult plumage
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.323
Inscriptions
Inscribed vertically at lower left in graphite next to left sketch: "from[sic] view of the upper Mandible / from above"; to right, vertically next to right sketch: "front view of Lower Mandible latter / from above with the tongue"; above right sketch: "A. Tongue"; interior of right sketch: "A."; at upper right[erased]: "65"; erased inscriptions at upper left
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
