Butterfly Badge

Relates to James McNeill Whistler American

1875–1930

Not on view

An admirer of James McNeill Whistler, the designer Waller here copies the latter's butterfly symbol transformed into a badge or pin that the artist presented to Waller's wife at a private view as a thank you for flowers.(also see 1985.1165.181).

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Title: Butterfly Badge
Artist: Pickford Robert Waller (British, London 1849–1930 Bournemouth)
Artist: Relates to James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
Date: 1875–1930
Medium: Pen and ink and watercolor
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 15/16 × 7 13/16 in. (12.5 × 19.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Reiss-Cohen Inc., 1985
Object Number: 1985.1165.182
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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