Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea), Havell plate no. 263
Title
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea), Havell plate no. 263
Date
c. 1832-34
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 12 1/16 x 18 1/16 in. (30.6 x 45.9 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description
Immature, left; breeding plumage, right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.263
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right in black ink: "Pigmy Curlew. Adult Male 1. Young 2. / TRINGA SUBARQUATA, TEMM."; birds numbered right and left respectively: "1"; "2"; erased graphite inscriptions throughout
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
