Preparing for Christmas (Plucking Turkeys)

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

Quick Overview

Artist: Francis William Edmonds (American, Hudson, New York 1806–1863 Bronxville, New York)
Date: 1851
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 23 × 33 in. (58.4 × 83.8 cm)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: The American Wing
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Screven Lorillard (Alice Whitney), from the collection of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 2016
Accession no.: 2016.797.19

Taking the Census
Francis William Edmonds
1854 · Painting
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00013381
The New Bonnet
Francis William Edmonds
1858 · Painting
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00013499
Baby with a Toy Horse (from Sketchbook)
Francis William Edmonds
ca. 1838 and after · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00016950
Man on Stairs (from Sketchbook)
Francis William Edmonds
ca. 1838 and after · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00016951