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Brown, or Norway Rat; and Black-Footed Ferret, from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America Mus, Decumanus; and Putorius nigripes
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AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
BY JOHN T. BOWEN
Brown, or Norway Rat; and Black-Footed Ferret, from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America
Mus, Decumanus; and Putorius nigripes
two lithographs with hand-coloring, 1845 and 1846 respectively, on wove paper, both with margins, pale pale soiling, Brown Rat with occasional pale foxing, pale mat staining, a 1-in. tear at the center right margin edge, a ¾-in. x 3/8-in loss at the upper left margin edge (not extending into the image), a 3/8-in. x 3/8-in. loss at the lower left margin corner; Black Footed-Ferret slightly rubbed in the upper areas and along the title, pale soiling, a 2-in. tear at the lower left margin corner, a 1 7/8-in. tear at the lower right margin corner, five tiny tears approx. ½-in. at the lower margin edge; both with the top, upper left and upper right margins taped to the overmat, a few soft handling creases and a few other minor defects, otherwise both generally in good condition, both framed
L. 19½ x 24 5/8 in. (494 x 623 mm.)
S. 21 3/8 x 27 3/8 in. (543 x 394 mm.)
L. 18¾ x 23½ in. (476 x 497 mm.)
S. 21 5/8 x 27¼ in. (547 x 691 mm.) (2)
BY JOHN T. BOWEN
Brown, or Norway Rat; and Black-Footed Ferret, from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America
Mus, Decumanus; and Putorius nigripes
two lithographs with hand-coloring, 1845 and 1846 respectively, on wove paper, both with margins, pale pale soiling, Brown Rat with occasional pale foxing, pale mat staining, a 1-in. tear at the center right margin edge, a ¾-in. x 3/8-in loss at the upper left margin edge (not extending into the image), a 3/8-in. x 3/8-in. loss at the lower left margin corner; Black Footed-Ferret slightly rubbed in the upper areas and along the title, pale soiling, a 2-in. tear at the lower left margin corner, a 1 7/8-in. tear at the lower right margin corner, five tiny tears approx. ½-in. at the lower margin edge; both with the top, upper left and upper right margins taped to the overmat, a few soft handling creases and a few other minor defects, otherwise both generally in good condition, both framed
L. 19½ x 24 5/8 in. (494 x 623 mm.)
S. 21 3/8 x 27 3/8 in. (543 x 394 mm.)
L. 18¾ x 23½ in. (476 x 497 mm.)
S. 21 5/8 x 27¼ in. (547 x 691 mm.) (2)