A Lady wearing a hat with a feather |  Freer Gallery of Art (1898.406) | |
| Number: | 118 | |
| Date: | 1873/1874 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 227 x 150 mm | |
| Signed: | no | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 1 | |
| Catalogues: | K.130; M.129 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (1) | ||
A Lady wearing a hat with a feather dates from 1873 or 1874. The butterfly signature on the sole known impression fits with these dates (
).
).It has been dated from the costume of the sitter, with the apron-style overskirt, fitted bodice, the high, lace-trimmed collar, sloping shoulders and narrow sleeves. 1
1: See e.g. Harper's Bazaar, 21 March 1874.