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1925

  • Work on this object began.

1935

  • Work on this object ended.

1957

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Urn and Two Mourning Figures

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated after 1925 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is pen and black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Robert I. Aitken. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken.

Its dimensions are

27.5 × 21.5 cm (10 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink, lower right: Aitken

Cite this object as

Drawing, Urn and Two Mourning Figures; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; pen and black ink on paper; 27.5 × 21.5 cm (10 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1957-122-43

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