Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), Havell plate no. 130
Title
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), Havell plate no. 130
Date
1812
Medium
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, graphite, and gouache with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 16 7/8 x 10 5/16 in. (42.9 x 26.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.130
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1810
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 14. May 12th 1812. Pensa"; at lower center: "Yellow Winged Sparrow A. W. / Fringilla Passerina / drawn by J.J.Audubon ---"; at middle left in graphite: "12"; at upper right corner: "30"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Moss phlox (Phlox sublata)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
