Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
Title
Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
Date
1820
Medium
Pastel, graphite, watercolor, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 11 5/16 x 17 3/16 in. (28.7 x 43.7 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description
Winter plummage. Audubon originally called this species the "Cincinnati Gull", but later renamed it "Bonaparte's Gull", in honor of naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803-57)
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.18.26
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No. XXX"; to right in brown ink: "Draw from Nature & from the Living Bird / by John. J. Audubon Cincinnati Ohio Augt. 19. 1820"; at lower center in graphite: "Cincinati Gull ---"; at lower right: "37"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
