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Featherwork picture of a black-hooded oriole
Title
Featherwork picture of a black-hooded oriole.
Production
Great Britain, late 19th century?
Physical Description
1 picture : bird feathers, watercolor ; image 10 x 13 cm, on sheet 11 x 19 cm
Notes
A description of how to make similarly constructed pictures of birds with natural feathers is given in: Elegant arts for ladies (London : Ward and Lock, 1861).
Cased with a similar picture of a common pheasant, presumably by the same creator.
Summary
Illustration of a black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus ceylonensis), by an unidentified artist, late 19th century. The body of the species is formed by real bird feathers; the remainder of the picture is supplied with watercolor. The image depicts the oriole perched upon a small stub of a tree. The back of the sheet is inscribed: "Oriolus ceylonensis [illegible]."
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 26, 2015
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Feather (material)
Featherwork.
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