Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Havell plate no. 435
Title
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Havell plate no. 435
Date
1838
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 18 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (47.6 x 31.4 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Immature male, above; immature female, below
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.435
Inscriptions
Inscribed at middle left in graphite[partially erased]: "Columbia River / Male Octr 8th 1835."; at lower left[partially erased]: "No 87. Plate 435!!"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
