Unframed lithograph of three birds and a moth in three stages. The bird at the top is flying, the middle bird is getting ready to land, and the bottom bird is perched on a branch. The moth is a caterpillar on a leaf, and is green and black. The moth towards the bottom has gold and purple wings. Behind all the animals is a branch with moss and green leaves.
lithographs
paper (fiber product)
ink
Print
"No. 9" / "PL. 42" / "R.T" / "Whip-poor-will Black Oak or Quercitron Quercustirctoria" / "Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audoban F.R.S.F.L.S." / Lith. Printed by & Sold by J.T. Bowen, Phil." (printed)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P452
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist)
J.T. Bowen
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 2/16 x 6 5/16 x 1/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.875
Pennsylvania (United States)
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
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