Museum Collections
Luce Center
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Havell plate no. 222
Object Number:
1863.17.222
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, black chalk, oil, and gouache with touches of black ink, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 7/8 x 25 1/2 in. (53 x 64.8 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Description:
Adult, left; immature, right
Gallery Label:
Composition was prepared from two cut-out drawings of the birds and pasted onto this background
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.