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
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla), Havell plate no. 139
Title
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla), Havell plate no. 139
Date
1829
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 18 3/16 x 11 7/16 in. (46.2 x 29.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Male
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.139
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILLS / 1827
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "July 11th J.J.A"; at lower center: "Field Sparrow male / Fringilla pusilla. --"; at lower center in graphite[partially cut]: "Field Sparrow"; erased inscriptions throughout
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Grass pink (Calopogon tuberosus) and Blueberry (probably Vaccinium vacillans)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
