Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Veery (Catharus fuscescens), Havell plate no. 164
Object Number:
1863.17.164
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache with touches of black ink, black chalk, and pastel, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/4 x 13 in. (54 x 33 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right corner in graphite: "64"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Ragged fringed orchid (Habenaria lacera) and Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) in the foreground
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon; Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Margi and Andrew Hofer
Place Made:
North America, U.S.A., Maine
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
