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Manhattan: PD.32-2005

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Manhattan

Maker(s)

Walker, Sybil

Entities

Categories

Description

A view from Ellis Island on the verso

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 388 mm
Width: 557 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Materials used in production

Paper
Watercolour
Black chalk

Techniques used in production

Watercolour

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sybil Walker
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 14 View from Ellis Island
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.32-2005
Primary reference Number: 125076
[dup]R.D.199
[DUP]R.D.199
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 October 2025 Last processed: Monday 20 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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