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Drawing, Design for a Cartel Clock

This is a Drawing. It was created by Gilles-Marie Oppenord. It is dated 1700–1715 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and black, rose and green wash on two sheets of off-white laid paper, joined horizontally. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 91.2 x 31.8 cm (35 7/8 x 12 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: bunch of graphes and "Auvergne"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Cartel Clock; Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, 1672–1742); pen and black ink, brush and black, rose and green wash on two sheets of off-white laid paper, joined horizontally; Overall: 91.2 x 31.8 cm (35 7/8 x 12 1/2 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-227

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