Design for a Tile: Peacocks in a Garden

Walter J. Morgan British

1867–1924

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Title: Design for a Tile: Peacocks in a Garden
Artist: Walter J. Morgan (British, Bilston 1847–1924 Birmingham)
Date: 1867–1924
Medium: Watercolor, pen and black ink over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 10 in. (16.8 x 25.4 cm)
Mount: 7 5/16 x 10 in. (18.6 x 25.4 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1973
Object Number: 1973.513.7
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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