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Print, Frieze and Ornamental Bor

This is a Print. It was printed by Gottfried Engelmann and after Jean DuBois and published by Desflorennes. It is dated 1822 and we acquired it in 1925. Its medium is lithograph support: white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

35.9 x 26.9 cm (14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.) Platemark/repeat: 24.5 x 18.7 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Frieze and Ornamental Bor; After Jean DuBois (French, ca. 1750 – after 1801); Printed by Gottfried Engelmann (1788 – 1839); Published by Desflorennes; France; lithograph support: white wove paper; 35.9 x 26.9 cm (14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.) Platemark/repeat: 24.5 x 18.7 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1925-2-187

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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