Collection Highlights
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
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Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna), Havell plate no. 136
Title
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna), Havell plate no. 136
Date
1829
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, collage, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 36 5/8 x 26 1/16 in. (93 x 66.2 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.136
Inscriptions
Birds numbered clockwise from middle right in graphite: "1"; "2"; "2"; "1"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Downy false foxglove (Aureolaria virginica); bird at lower right cut out of an earlier work and pasted on to this composition
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
