Collection Highlights
Kerchief
ca. 1848
1941.103
Cotton
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Great Egret (Ardea alba), Havell plate no. 386
Title
Great Egret (Ardea alba), Havell plate no. 386
Date
1832
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, collage, gouache, white lead pigment, and black ink with scraping on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 24 1/4 x 35 3/4 in. (61.6 x 90.8 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description
Male, breeding plumage. A Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), was inserted into Havell plate no. 386, Great Egret, from a watercolor vignette in the lower left corner of 1863.17.372, Swainson's Hawk.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.386
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[crossed out]: "No 69. Plate 341."; at lower left of center: "Great White Heron male Spring Dress. -- / Ardea alba -- L."; at lower right of center[partially erased]: "76 pl 386"
Gallery Label
Protected by wildlife conservation laws passed earlier this century.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
