Collection Highlights
Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Luce Center
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Havell plate no. 342
Title
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Havell plate no. 342
Date
c. 1832-34
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 21 1/4 x 29 11/16 in. (54 x 75.4 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Description
Male, left; female, right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.342
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Plate 342."; at lower left of center: "Golden eyed Duck / Male 1 -- Female 2. [cut]"; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
