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Drawing, Study for an Emblem, Orient Line

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.. It is dated December 17, 1934 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is brush and blue gouache on heavy paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

9 × 9.4 cm (3 9/16 × 3 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in purple ink, verso: DESIGNED BY / 17 December 1934 / E MCK KAUFFER

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for an Emblem, Orient Line; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.; USA; brush and blue gouache on heavy paper; 9 × 9.4 cm (3 9/16 × 3 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-558

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