Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator), Havell plate no. 376
Object Number:
1863.17.376
Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black chalk, and black ink with scraping on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 24 7/16 x 37 in. (62.1 x 94 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in graphite: "Young of / Buccinator -- / in December 16th / at New Orleans 1822 / J.J[cut]"
Description:
Immature
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.
