Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Havell plate no. 217
Object Number:
1863.17.217
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, white lead pigment, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (54.6 x 74.9 cm)
Mat: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in graphite[erased]: "no spots of White over..."; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Description:
Adult, breeding plumage
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Royal palms (Roystonea elata)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Exhibitions:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.