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1916

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Bookpap, Copy Book: Manuscript Bound in Gilt Paper

This is a bookpap. It is dated 1775–1800 and we acquired it in 1916. Its medium is gilt embossed book paper, paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William P. Treadwell. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William P. Treadwell.

Its dimensions are

34 × 21.9 cm (13 3/8 × 8 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: "AUGSB....JOH...WILHE..MEYER...No. 16."

Cite this object as

Bookpap, Copy Book: Manuscript Bound in Gilt Paper; Germany; gilt embossed book paper, paper; 34 × 21.9 cm (13 3/8 × 8 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. William P. Treadwell; 1916-33-261

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