Collection Highlights
Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
c. 1554-1565
1889.10.1.1
Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wilson Price Hunt Halsey (ca.1817-?)
Title
Wilson Price Hunt Halsey (ca.1817-?)
Date
ca. 1820
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 3 in. ( 10.2 x 7.6 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number
1941.92
Gallery Label
The subject was the youngest son of John Cook Halsey (1793-1837) of New York. He was named after Wilson Price Hunt, whom his father accompanied on an expedition to the West and down the Columbia River in 1811-12.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
