{"product_id":"meakin-vintage-embossed-border-plate-audubon-bird-plate-367-band-tailed-pigeon-botanicals","title":"Meakin Vintage Embossed Border Plate Audubon Bird Plate #367 Band Tailed Pigeon \u0026 Botanicals","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor consideration is this gorgeous, vintage English transferware  plate #367 from Alfred Meakin featuring the Band Tailed Pigeons amongst botanicals  and berries from illustrations by John Audubon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eBorn\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e in Les Cayes, in what is now Haiti, on April 26, 1785, he was an illegitimate son of French plantation owner Captain Jean Audubon and his Creole servant Jeanne Rabin. He was given the name Jean Rabin at birth, however, upon his Mother's death shortly thereafter, he and his sister were sent to Nantes, France, where they were raised by the captain’s wife, Anne. The couple legally adopted the children in 1794 and gave Jean a new name: Jean-Jacques Fougère Audubon. With his new name, also came the privileges of being a wealthy merchant's son, such as lessons in art, music and history, which is when he became fascinated with birds and used his natural artistic abilities to begin sketching them regularly.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe was s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eelf taught and trained American \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eartist, naturalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and one of the most famous ornithologists ever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. He is known as the father of artistic ornithology.  His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e He was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his incredibly beautiful detailed illustrations, which depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"The Birds of America\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Birds_of_America\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Birds_of_America\"\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (1827–1839), is considered one of, if not, the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon is also known for identifying 25 new species. He is the eponym of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"National Audubon Society\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Audubon_Society\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Audubon_Society\"\u003eNational Audubon Society\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and his name adorns a large number of towns, neighborhoods, and streets across the United States.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDozens of scientific names first published by Audubon are still in use by the scientific community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can read more about his interesting life at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.biography.com\/scientist\/john-james-audubon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBiography.Com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis plate is absolutely stunning!  Produced on engraved copper plates from the original art, each plate is hand transferred and colored.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Sunflower Bird Bowl and Napkin Ring are also available and sold separately \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasures: appx 9\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: No chips, cracks or repairs...some crazing, commensurate with age, is present. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarked: Alfred Meakin England Plate #367 Columbia Fasciata  Reproduced from the Elephant Folio Edition of Audubon's Birds of America Endorsed by National Audubon Society New York Band Tailed Pigeon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alfred Meakin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41500970745922,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0292\/8053\/files\/Photoroom_20240707_131533_4a78ced0-311b-4bcf-8cdc-5ed34dfeb124.jpg?v=1720376422","url":"https:\/\/nancysdailydish.net\/products\/meakin-vintage-embossed-border-plate-audubon-bird-plate-367-band-tailed-pigeon-botanicals","provider":"Nancy's Daily Dish","version":"1.0","type":"link"}