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Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Havell plate no. 334 [with immature from 1863.18.35]
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Title
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Havell plate no. 334 [with immature from 1863.18.35]
Date
1833
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, collage, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 14 7/8 x 21 11/16 in. (37.8 x 55.1 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description
Summer plumage, left; winter plumage, right; Havell plate #334 was composed by adding the immature bird from watercolor 1863.18.35 to the right side of this composition and shifting the upper bird left.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.334
Inscriptions
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "No 67. Plate 334 / Black bellied Plover --"; along upper left margin vertically: "4th Volume --"; horizontal and vertical graphite framing lines at top and right to indicate image placement on copper plate
Gallery Label
Bird at right, Louisiana, ca. 1822; bird at left, Atlantic coast, ca. 1833; in Havell plate the engraving shows a plover chick, also found on separate drawing in N-YHS collection (1863.18.35); these birds are now protected after their numbers declined drastically
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
