[Title page decorated with ivy growing out of an urn] [art original] / D.E.C.

Creator:

Cronin, David Edward, 1839-1925, artist.

Copyright Date:

[between 1884 and 1890]

Physical Description:

1 drawing : watercolor on laid paper ; sheet 38.4 x 27.4 cm

Notes:

Borden Sale, American Art Gallery, 17-19 February 1913, lot 812. Rains Galleries, New York, NY, 27 November 1935 (W.D. Breaker sale), lot 688, bought in by Breaker. Purchased from William D. Breaker (through G.A. Baker) by W.S. Lewis, 1939.
Bound as page 14 in volume 10 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world : select passages from his letters / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
Date from specially printed title page indicating that the volumes of this copy were "... privately illustrated 1884-1890".
Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period.
Signed by the artist with initials in lower left portion of image.
Title devised by cataloger.

Abstract:

Watercolor drawing of an urn with ivy growing out the top of it. The plant, its green leaves and clumps of purple berries clearly identifiable, climbs a stone wall to the right of the printed text on the page.

Topics:

Plants.
Title pages.
Urns.
Vines.

Topics:

Borden, Matthew C. D.--(Matthew Chaloner Durfee),--1842-1912--Ownership.
Brecker, William D.--Ownership.

Language:

English

Genre:

Watercolors--American--19th century.

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html

Source Title:

Horace Walpole and his world : select passages from his letters.

Call Number:

Folio 225 884S Copy 2

Orbis Record:

13692097

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr36678

Citation:

David Edward Cronin, Title Page Decorated with Ivy Growing Out of an Urn. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.

OID:

16704374

PID:

digcoll:4679356