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Rostrhamus Socialibis
Birds of Florida
Blue Kite
Rostrhamus Socialibis
Birds of Florida
American
1872
Medium/Technique
Etching and roulette
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.2 × 25.3 cm (11 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK1848
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionOriginally published in: C. J. Maynard, The Birds of Florida, Containing Original Descriptions of upwards of Two Hundred and Fifty Species, with Notes upon their Habits etc. by C. J. Maynard, with Five Plates Drawn and Colored from Nature by Helen S. Farley (Salem: Naturalists' Agency, 1872): plate 1, opposite page 4.
Marks
Verso, in violet, the collector's mark of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsUpper left, in plate: Birds of Florida
Upper right, in plate: Plate 1
Lower center, below branch, in plate: C. A. Walker Sc.
Lower center, in plate: Rostrhamus Socialibis
Verso, in graphite: Gift of Chas. A Walker / Dec. 7. 1891 / K.
Upper right, in plate: Plate 1
Lower center, below branch, in plate: C. A. Walker Sc.
Lower center, in plate: Rostrhamus Socialibis
Verso, in graphite: Gift of Chas. A Walker / Dec. 7. 1891 / K.
Provenance1891, gift of Charles Alvah Walker (b. 1848 - d. 1920), Brookline, MA, to Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 20, 1898)
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.