Photo of collection object Captain Cuttle (a Character from Charles Dickens's "Dombey and Son") (from Sketchbook) — Whistler, James McNeill. Captain Cuttle (a Character from Charles Dickens's "Dombey and Son") (from Sketchbook), ca. 1854–55. Pen and iron-gall ink on white wove paper, 1 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (4.1 x 5.6 cm). Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970, (Photo: The Met)

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Captain Cuttle (a Character from Charles Dickens's "Dombey and Son") (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1854–55

James McNeill Whistler

American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London

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Maker/Artist: Whistler, James McNeill
Formatted Medium: Pen and iron-gall ink on white wove paper
Medium: pen, iron-gall, ink, white, wove, paper
Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (4.1 x 5.6 cm)
Departments: The American Wing
Credit Line: Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970

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