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1938

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2015

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Drawing, Project for the elevation of the frame of a receptacle for a monstrance

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Vincenzo Belli The Elder. It is dated 1825–50 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pencil, pen, ink, black watercolor wash, paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

It has the following markings

Watermark: bottom half of a bird standing on one foot on a triple mount in circle

It is inscribed

Numbered in ink up to 9

Cite this object as

Drawing, Project for the elevation of the frame of a receptacle for a monstrance; Designed by Vincenzo Belli (Italian, 1710 - 1787); Italy; pencil, pen, ink, black watercolor wash, paper; Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-6107

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