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Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
Original Owner: John Butler Snook

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Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa), Adult, Non-Breeding

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa), Adult, Non-Breeding
Title
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa), Adult, Non-Breeding
Date 
c. 1554-1564
Related People 
Associated With: Pierre Vase alias Cruche
Related People 
Attributed to: Isaac La Grese
Medium 
Gouache, watercolor, white lead pigment, and black ink over black chalk on ivory paper, formerly laid on an album page
Dimensions 
Overall: 15 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (39.1 x 29.2 cm), irregular
Description 
Avian study
Credit Line 
Gift of Nathaniel H. Bishop
Object Number 
1889.10.1.33
Marks 
Inside cover of Album 1 contains a printed catalogue description reading: "Drawings of European Birds, a Collection of upwards of 200 Drawings, most beautifully executed