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John Edward Goodall
1853-1929
Mabel at the Table with her Family, Requesting that She be Given a Pineapple
ca. 1889
Black ink wash with white, on cardstock.
4 1/2 x 6 7/8 inches (115 x 175 mm); on sheet: 5 9/16 x 7 9/16 inches (142 x 191 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1921
Notes:
Published caption title reads: "Thank you all for thinking so much of the little we have done."
Original drawing for an illustration for Lucy Bethia Walford's "A sage of sixteen" (London : Spencer Blackett & Hallam, 1889, p. 206 (facing)).
Accompanying folder incorrectly identifies John Goodall's drawings as illustrations for Emily S. Elliott's "Mrs. Blackett: her story."
Inscription:
Inscribed in pencil in lower left hand corner: Chap 17 [i.e. Chap. 18]; signed "J.E. Goodall" within drawing at lower right.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Illustration shows Mabel standing up at the table and reaching across it towards a pineapple set on a platter in front of her father.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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