No title: original watercolor for plate 68 in Volume 8 of Alexander Wilson's ORNITHOLOGY.
Maker
Alexander Wilson
(1766-1813)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2018-147,15
DescriptionLabel TextPlate LXVIII
Goosander
Female Goosander
Pintail Duck
Blue-Winged Teal
Snow Goose (male)
ProvenanceVolumes 1 and 2 were presented to William Bartram (the inscription is in volume 2). Presumably Bartram was presented with the first issue of volume 1. The two copies of volume 1 and 2 were then owned by William Jardine (see the inscription in on the endpaper of volume 2). Volumes 3-9 are inscribed "John Ford." The entire set, including the Bonapart volumes, the original watercolor, and 2 manuscript letters were owned by Dr. Evan Morton Evans (1870-1955) and his son Daniel Webster Evans (1907-1966). The most recent owner, prior to being purchased by Colonial Williamsburg, was New York collector Gilbert Butler.
ca. 1830-1877 (see "Notes")
1918
