Scratching Birds

Description (Brief):

Colored print of individual drawings of birds who share the characteristic of scratching. Specific information for each bird appears below each drawing along with detailed drawings of their beaks and claws. Title and publisher information are printed in eight different sections, indicating that the print is meant to be cut.

Date Made: ca 1864

Maker: L. Prang & Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

Subject: Birds

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Art, Peters Prints, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.2702Catalog Number: 60.2702Accession Number: 228146

Object Name: lithographObject Type: Lithograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: image: 19 in x 24 3/4 in; 48.26 cm x 62.865 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-bb83-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_325006

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