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Walter Tittle

Lady Washington's Levee,

Maker

  • George Washington Memorial Association, Inc.
  • Walter Tittle

Title

Lady Washington's Levee

Medium

plate tone

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching,
  • drypoint,
  • plate tone

Techniques

  • etching,
  • drypoint,
  • plate tone

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

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.

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr.

Object Number

56.041.16

Lady Washington's Levee
The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington

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.

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