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Walter Tittle

Lady Washington's Levee

Description

Maker

Walter Tittle (British, b. 1883), designer
George Washington Memorial Association, Inc. (American, ca. 1932), publisher

Title

Lady Washington's Levee
The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington

Year

1932

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

plate tone

Supports

Dimensions

35.2 x 26 cm (13 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:signed in pencil under platemark on right:Walter Tittle; numbered in UL:!( Verso:in pencil in LR:Lady Washington's Levee/orig. etching by Walter Tittle/On Christmas Day 1790, the leaders of the/new republic gather in Philadelphia to/honor the President and his wife.

Marks: Watermarks:GW (in a circle) and and eagle over a shield with stars and stripes on it.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr.

Object Number

56.041.16

Type

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Tombstone

Walter Tittle (British, b. 1883), designer
George Washington Memorial Association, Inc. (American, ca. 1932), publisher
Lady Washington's Levee; The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington, 1932
etching; drypoint; plate tone
35.2 x 26 cm (13 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches) (plate)
Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr. 56.041.16

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