Collection Highlights
Kerchief
ca. 1848
1941.103
Cotton
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Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), Havell plate no. 254
Title
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), Havell plate no. 254
Date
1832-33
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and gouache with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 14 11/16 x 21 5/8 in. (37.3 x 54.9 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description
Male, winter plumage, left; female, breeding plumage, right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.254
Inscriptions
Inscribed at the lower left in brown ink: "No 51 pl 254."; at lower center: "Wilson's Phalarope. Male adult, 1. Young 2. / Phalaropus wilsonii, -- Sabine."; birds numbered right and left respectively: "1"; "2"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
