Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), Havell plate no. 425
Title
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), Havell plate no. 425
Date
1838
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 21 3/8 x 14 7/16 in. (54.3 x 36.7 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Males, upper four; female, lower center
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.425
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Trochilus anna, Lesson."; at lower right: "1. Males -- / 2. Females & nest.--"; birds numbered inside circles clockwise from the upper center: "1"; "2"; "1[without circle]"; "5"; "3"; "4"; "1[without circle]"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
