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Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima), Havell plate no. 284
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima), Havell plate no. 284
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)
Possible attribution (1812 - 1862)

Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima), Havell plate no. 284

1832-33
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of white lead pigment and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 14 3/4 × 21 3/8 in. (37.5 × 54.3 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.284
Wilson's plover was added to the Havell plate.
DescriptionWinter plumage; male, left, and female, right. The taxonomic reference to "Brunn." refers to Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737-1827), Danish zoologist.
InscribedInscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 57. / Plate 284."; at lower left center: "Wilson's Plover / Charadrius wilsonius / 3. male Spring plumage."; at lower center: "Purple Sandpiper. / TRINGA MARITIMA, Brunn. 1. male adult Summer plumage 2. Female Winter."; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America