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M.0503
Design for a dress for Miss Cicely H. Alexander

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1872
Collection: British Museum, London
Accession Number: 1958-2-8-34
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: off-white laid paper, watermark 'J ALLEN & SON / SUPER FINE', p. 2
Size: 7 3/8 x 9" (188 x 229 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: letter from A. M. Whistler, p. 2: '... The dress might have frills on the skirts and about it - and a fine little ruffle for the neck - or else lace - [drawing] Also it might be looped up from time to time with bows of pale yellow ribbon - ...'

Provenance

1874: sent by Anna Matilda Whistler (1804-1881) to Rachel Agnes Lucas (Mrs W. C. Alexander) (1837-1900) , London;
1900: passed to her husband, William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916) , London;
1916: passed to their daughters Rachel Alexander (1875-1964) and Jean Ingelow Alexander (1877-1972) ;
1958: given by them to the British Museum.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 15th February 2021 by Margaret

M.0503Design for a dress for Miss Cicely H. Alexander

Provenance

Exhibitions

M.0503
Design for a dress for Miss Cicely H. Alexander