Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1820-1823
Object Number:
PR.221.44
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Object Number:
1863.18.17
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, graphite, and touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 17 11/16 x 22 7/16 in. (44.9 x 57 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite[erased]: "Female Gadwall Duck --- / [cut]New Orleans Nov, 10th 1821.---"; at upper right: "Weight 25[cut] / Length -- 16[cut] / Bl...32[cut]"
Description:
Female
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
