Object Number 1981.0003

Object Name

Drawing (Watercolor drawing)

Title

Roseate Spoonbill

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Abbott (Draftsman)
1751-1840
The artist's own manuscript autobiography is at Harvard College, Museum of Comparative Zoology. It is thought that he painted approximately five thousand watercolors during his lifetime, a large collection of which is located at the University of South Carolina. Most of his work and travels were confined to the regions of Burke, Scriven, and Bullock Counties. For additional information about the artist, see: Gilbert, Pamela. John Abbot: Birds, Butterflies and Other Wonders. London: Merrell Holberton, 1998. Rogers-Price, Vivian. "John Abbot." American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Rogers-Price, Vivian. John Abbot in Georgia: the Vision of a Naturalist Artist (1751-ca. 1840). Madison, Georgia: Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, 1983.

Place of Origin

Georgia, South, United States, North America

Date

1794-1840

Subjects

Zoological illustration

Materials

Silverpoint; Watercolor; Paper; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

11.2 (H) , 8.6 (W) , 7.8 (Image H) , 7.2 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

28.4 (H) , 21.9 (W) , 7.8 (Image H) , 7.2 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Support H: 16.1 in. (40.8 cm). Support W: 12.1 in. (30.8 cm).

Watermark

Backing with the watermark: "J WHATMAN/ 1794"

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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