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PICKFORD ROBERT WALLER. Butterfly Badge

Butterfly Badge. Artist: Pickford Robert Waller (British, London 1849-1930 Bournemouth). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 15/16 × 7 13/16 in. (12.5 × 19.8 cm). Subject: Relates to James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834-1903 London). Date: 1875-1930.
An admirer of James McNeill Whistler, the designer Waller here copies the latter's butterfly symbol transformed into a badge or pin. Inscriptions on a related drawing (1985.1165.181) indicate that the artist presented the ornament to Waller's wife at a private view to thank her for flowers.
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Title:
Butterfly Badge
Caption:
Butterfly Badge. Artist: Pickford Robert Waller (British, London 1849-1930 Bournemouth). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 15/16 × 7 13/16 in. (12.5 × 19.8 cm). Subject: Relates to James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834-1903 London). Date: 1875-1930. An admirer of James McNeill Whistler, the designer Waller here copies the latter's butterfly symbol transformed into a badge or pin. Inscriptions on a related drawing (1985.1165.181) indicate that the artist presented the ornament to Waller's wife at a private view to thank her for flowers.
Technique/material:
Pen and ink and watercolor
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4349 x 2719 px | 33.8 MB
Print size:
36.8 x 23.0 cm | 14.5 x 9.1 in (300 dpi)