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1911

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2015

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Drawing, Framework in three sections, possibly for an altar tablet

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1750 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and washes, graphite on paper. 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

37.7 × 52.9 cm (14 13/16 × 20 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: D&C BLAUW and Strasburg Lily

It is inscribed

Reverse: Stenciled, ink "150".

Cite this object as

Drawing, Framework in three sections, possibly for an altar tablet; France; pen and black ink, brush and washes, graphite on paper; 37.7 × 52.9 cm (14 13/16 × 20 13/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-305

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