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Drawing, Commerce (Motif for Bank Note Design)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Walter Shirlaw. It is dated ca. 1895 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is graphite on cream wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Walter Shirlaw. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw.

Its dimensions are

12.9 × 22.8 cm (5 1/16 × 9 in.) Mount: 15.6 × 22.8 cm (6 1/8 × 9 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite with the artist's monogram, lower left; "WS"; signed in graphite, below, on mount: "Walter Shirlaw N.A."

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite on mount, lower left: "Motive for Bank Note design"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Commerce (Motif for Bank Note Design); Walter Shirlaw (American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909); USA; graphite on cream wove paper; 12.9 × 22.8 cm (5 1/16 × 9 in.) Mount: 15.6 × 22.8 cm (6 1/8 × 9 in.); Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw; 1912-16-69

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