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Creator:
unknown artist
Title:
Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
Former Title(s):
A Black and White Indian Bird, (one of a pair)
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 7/8 × 18 1/8 inches (63.2 × 46 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "talus denudatus. new Species? - one remove from the next No. 85"; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "No. 84"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "1819-5"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.591
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art | birds | Black-headed Ibis | ornithology | science | taxonomy (discipline)
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2232
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