unknown artist, Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), undated
- 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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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2232
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