Rock Ptarmigan

Rock Ptarmigan

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Description (Brief)
Colored print of three rock ptarmigan (birds) among the rushes.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
lithograph
Object Type
Lithograph
date made
ca 1840
artist
Tholey, Charles P.
Elliot, D.G.
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
image: 14 in x 21 in; 35.56 cm x 53.34 cm
ID Number
DL.60.2710
catalog number
60.2710
accession number
228146
Credit Line
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
subject
Birds
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Peters Prints
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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