1919.24: The Crocodile Holding a Letter, for "The Crocodile," by Oliver Herford
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1919.24
- People
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Oliver Herford, American (Sheffield England 1863 - 1935)
- Title
- The Crocodile Holding a Letter, for "The Crocodile," by Oliver Herford
- Other Titles
- Alternate Title: The Crocodile. The Crocodile in Water
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 1891
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/306101
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Black ink over graphite on off-white wove paper
- Dimensions
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sight: 15.6 x 15 cm (6 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
framed: 46.99 x 36.83 x 1.91 cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 3/4 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: black ink, l.r.: O. Herford
- stamp: u.r., blue ink: 8903
- inscription: l.l., black ink: St. N. verse-- The Crocodile
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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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
- 1919.24
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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