Alfred Meakin (Tunstall) Ltd, 1875-1976Decorative Plate, circa 1950PorcelainRobert and Sue Frost Collection, JJA.1999.152 This is an antique white china plate with a raised floral pattern, slight scalloped edges, and color image of John James Audubon’s plate 168, the Fork-tailed Flycatcher. The manufacturer’s mark on the back reads: “Plate #367 / Muscivora Tryannus / Reproduced /
Robert Havell, Jr. (owned)French-American, 1793-1878Goblet, 1833SilverHavell Family Collection, JJA.1999.19.1 This is a silver goblet with a gold-washed interior and an ornate, flared base. The goblet has the following inscription etched on the surface: “To Robert Havell / from his Friend / J J A / 1834.” “9 oz” is etched on the underside of the
John James Audubon (attributed to)French-American, 1785-1851Miss Audubon, circa 1820Oil on canvasFriends of Audubon State Park Collection, JJA.L.2016.1.1 This is a post-mortem painting of a little girl believed to be Lucy Audubon, John James and Lucy Audubon’s daughter who died in 1817. The image shows a forward-facing girl in a white, off the shoulder dress and
Lucy Bakewell Audubon (attributed to)British-American, 1787-1874Table Mat, circa 1832-1833Kerstin Houger Collection, JJA.2014.2a This is a lamp mat thought to have been crocheted by Lucy Bakewell Audubon, wife of John James Audubon. The mat is circular and one of two identical mats (2014.2b). It is made of wool yarn that is red, pink, and brown and
Robert Havell, Jr.British, 1793-1878American Bittern Copper Plate, 1836Copper with nickel platingFriends of Audubon Collection, JJA.2007.4 This is an original etched copper plate with engraving and aquatint created by Robert Havell, Jr. in 1836 after John James Audubon’s original painting of the American Bittern. It was used to print Plate 337 of Audubon’s The Birds of
John James Audubon (attributed to)French-American, 1785-1851Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, circa 1812Elizabeth Rankin Walmsley Collection, JJA.1940.57 This is a male, yellow-crowned night heron that we believe to be an example of John James Audubon’s taxidermy work. The heron is shown in a standing, alert position with both feet on a wooden platform decorated with dried grass. The
Now available for sale on the Friends of Audubon online shop are restrikes of the American Bittern and Tell-tale Godwit taken from the original engraving plates of John James Audubon’s Birds of America. In 2002 and 2013, the Friends of Audubon issued limited edition restrike prints from the museum’s original copper plates of the Tell-tale
Museum Monday videos feature stories from the museum collection and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Join our curator, Heidi Taylor-Caudill, for a new Museum Monday bonus video about paper marbling and the Audubon Museum’s set of Birds of America Double Elephant Folios. She discusses the history of paper marbling and the patterns found in
Museum Monday videos feature stories from the museum collection and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Join our curator, Heidi Taylor-Caudill, for a new Museum Monday video about the Audubon Museum’s set of Birds of America Double Elephant Folios. She discusses the history and provenance of the folios, which are one of 120 complete sets
**The Audubon Museum lost the Sweet Sixteen round, but we encourage you to continue voting in the Archives Madness competition** For the fifth year, the University of Southern Indiana (USI) is hosting an Archives Madness contest to crown the most popular historical item in the Evansville, Indiana area. The Audubon Museum and seven other libraries