Collection Highlights
Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita), Havell plate no. 162
Title
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita), Havell plate no. 162
Date
1832
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 29 3/16 x 21 in. (74.1 x 53.3 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.162
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Inscriptions
Birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right in graphite: "62[5?]"; at center: "Bill dark under / m... / wings brown edges with pale blue..."; at lower left: "deep carmine"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Pond-apple or Alligator-apple tree (Anona glabra)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
