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Collection Highlights

Doll: girl w/fur trimmed coat and velvet hat on stand
ca. 1893
1961.31
Ceramic, composition, textile, leather, fur, hair, rhinestones, feathers, paint
Artist/Maker: Heinrich Handwerck

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American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Title
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Date 
c. 1831
Related People 
Artist/Maker: John James Audubon
Related People 
Other Artist: George Lehman
Medium 
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink, and pastel with scraping and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions 
Paper: 25 7/8 x 38 5/8 in. (65.7 x 98.1 cm) Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description 
Adult
Credit Line 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number 
1863.18.36