Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), Havell plate no. 146
Title
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), Havell plate no. 146
Date
1829
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 38 1/8 x 25 9/16 in. (96.8 x 64.9 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
1863.17.146
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILL
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[partially erased]: "Fish Crow / Corvus ossifragus, Wilson /
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Honey-locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
