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Drawing, Design for a Ceiling Painting: Faith

This is a Drawing. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is red crayon on paper; verso: graphite, pen and ink on 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

19.9 × 20.5 cm (7 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Scrollwork escutcheon with a coat-of-arms

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Ceiling Painting: Faith; France; red crayon on paper; verso: graphite, pen and ink on paper; 19.9 × 20.5 cm (7 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-171

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