Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case
1830-1840
1937.1631
Wood, paint, gilding
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Key West Quail-dove (Geotrygon chrysia), Havell plate no. 167
Title
Key West Quail-dove (Geotrygon chrysia), Havell plate no. 167
Date
1832
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, black ink, and collage with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 19 7/16 x 28 13/16 in. (49.4 x 73.2 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Description
Male, left; female, right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.167
Inscriptions
Birds numbered left and right respectively in graphite: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Railroad vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae) and Rubber vine (Echites umbellata); leaves in foreground pasted on
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
