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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.19
People
Oliver Herford, American (Sheffield England 1863 - 1935)
Title
Initial A, for "The Merry Mongoose," by Helen Hay
Other Titles
Alternate Title: The Merry Mongoose. A
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1895
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306049

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on cream wove paper
Dimensions
32.7 x 42.4 cm (12 7/8 x 16 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in image, black ink: A [encircled]
  • inscription: u.l., graphite: Thrown in by Herford-- no chg.
  • inscription: u.r., black ink: x9724
  • inscription: beneath image, graphite: 1/2 col.
  • stamp: verso, purple ink, stamped: Art Department / The Century Co. / Union Square, / New York City
  • watermark: BYRON / WESTON CO. / [LINEN] RECORD / 1864

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Evert Jansen Wendell, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1919.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Evert J. Wendell
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.19
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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