Lithograph of bird species "Chrysomitris Marginalis"

Description (Brief):

Thomas Sinclair (ca 1805-1881) of Philadelphia produced this chromolithographic print of "Chrysomitris marginalis [Bonaparte] male and female" (common name: Black-chinned Siskin) after an original illustration by William Dreser (b. 1820, fl. 1849-1860). The image was published as Plate XVII in Volume 2, following page 180 of Appendix F (Zoology-Birds) by John Cassin (1813-1869) in the report describing "The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere during the Years 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852" by James M. Gillis (1811-1865). The volume was printed in 1855 by A. O. P. Nicholson (1808-1876) of Washington, D.C.

Thomas Sinclair (c.1805–1881) of Philadelphia printed this lithograph of “Chrysomitris Marginalis [Bonaparte] male and female," now "Carduelis barbata" or Black-chinned siskin, from an original sketch by William Dreser (c.1820–after 1860) of Philadelphia (1847–1860) and New York (1860). The illustration was published in 1855 by A.O.P. Nicholson in Washington, D.C. as Plate XVII in the “Birds” section of volume II of The United States Naval Astronomical Survey to the Southern Hemisphere, written by John Cassin (1813–1869).

Date Made: 1855

Graphic Artist: Sinclair, ThomasDreser, WilliamPrinter: Nicholson, A. O. P.Publisher: United States NavyAuthor: Cassin, JohnGilliss, James Melville

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of ColumbiaAssociated Place: South America

Subject: BirdsExploration and DiscoveryU.S. CongressU. S. NavySouth America

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2008.0175.03Accession Number: 2008.0175Catalog Number: 2008.0175.03

Object Name: printObject Type: LithographOther Terms: print; Chromolithograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 25.6 cm x 32.8 cm; 10 1/16 in x 12 15/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-dbf4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_803333

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