Pennant-Winged Night-Jar, Plate 5 from Birds of Western Africa

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Print Maker
William Home Lizars, Scottish, 1788 - 1859
After
William Swainson, British, 1789 - 1855
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Brown and black speckled bird with two long trailing pendant feathers, one from each wing. Overlooking tropical scene. Title and artists' names below.
Credit Line
Gift of Hamill and Barker
1837
Accession Number
1961-105-163
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
16.9 × 10.7 cm (6 5/8 × 4 3/16 in.)
made in
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Record ID
chndm_1961-105-163
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq418ab4a54-3c33-439c-9bbd-c71cfeec6bc8
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