Butterfly Badge
James McNeill Whistler|Pickford Robert Waller
1875–1930 · Pen and brown ink and watercolor · Drawings and Prints
An admirer of James McNeill Whistler, the designer Waller here copies the latter's butterfly symbol transformed into a badge or pin. Inscriptions on a related drawing (1985.1165.181) indicate that the artist presented the ornament to Waller's wife at a private view to thank her for flowers.
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler|Pickford Robert Waller
- Date
- 1875–1930
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink and watercolor
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Gift of Reiss-Cohen Inc., 1985
