Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
ca. 1863
1865.6
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Foot of Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), Havell plate no. 241
Title
Foot of Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), Havell plate no. 241
Date
1832
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
Paper: 11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (28.6 x 22.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Foot study added to Plate 241
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.18.28
Inscriptions
Inscribed at the upper right in black ink: "Foot of Larus Marinus / Boston 31. dec. 1832."
Gallery Label
Other version 1863.17.241b- foot of great black-backed gull; The background flora has been identified as
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
