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1920

  • Work on this object began.

1930

  • Work on this object ended.

1962

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

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Drawing, The Kettle

This is a Drawing. It was created by Eugene Higgins. It is dated ca. 1925 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is etching in black ink, with graphite additions, on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Alpheus Cole. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Alpheus Cole.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 17.3 × 12.5 cm (6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.) Sheet: 32 × 24 cm (12 5/8 × 9 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Normandy Vellum, France

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Kettle; Eugene Higgins (1874 – 1958); USA; etching in black ink, with graphite additions, on paper; Platemark: 17.3 × 12.5 cm (6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.) Sheet: 32 × 24 cm (12 5/8 × 9 7/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Alpheus Cole; 1962-103-6

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