Copper Engraving Plate for The Tell-tale Godwit
Name/Title
Copper Engraving Plate for The Tell-tale GodwitEntry/Object ID
JJA.2001.18Description
This is an engraving plate made by Robert Havell, Jr. for John James Audubon's, "The Birds of America." The plate is copper with nickel with an etched, engraved, aqua-tinted image of plate 308, From volume IV, "The Tell Tale Godwit." Two shore birds in the foreground with a swamp scene in the background.Collection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONMade/Created
Artist Information
Havell, Jr., Robert
Audubon, John James
Lehman, George