Museum Collections
Luce Center
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis), Havell plate no. 210
Object Number:
1863.17.210
Date:
1820; 1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, collage, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 3/4 x 21 11/16 in. (37.5 x 55.1 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in graphite: "No 1 -- a small Bittern …ing[?] nothing known[partially cut]"; birds numbered from right to left: "1"; "2"; "3"
Description:
Immature, left; adult female, center; adult male, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.