Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Luce Center
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Havell plate no. 251
Object Number:
1863.17.251
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, gouache, and black chalk with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 5/8 x 26 3/16 in. (95.6 x 66.5 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1831 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 51 -- 251"; at lower left of center in brown ink: "No 51."; at lower center: "BROWN PELICAN male, adult. / PELECANUS FUSCUS"; at lower right of center: "Pl 251."
Description:
Summer plumage
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Exhibitions:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
