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1943

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2025

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Album Page, Rubbing of Lettering from Inscription on Statue of Colleoni, Venice, Italy

This is a Album page. It was created by Whitney Warren Jr.. It is dated late 19th century and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is graphite on very smooth, off-white wove paper, folded and tipped into binding with fabric. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 30.5 x 41.6 cm (12 in. x 16 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto, in graphite, lower right: Coleoni inscription / Vaisso (?); bottom right corner: 116. Verso, in graphite, upper right corner of left face of sheet: 123; upper center (written upside down): shield = 125 x 85.

Cite this object as

Album Page, Rubbing of Lettering from Inscription on Statue of Colleoni, Venice, Italy; Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); USA; graphite on very smooth, off-white wove paper, folded and tipped into binding with fabric; Sheet: 30.5 x 41.6 cm (12 in. x 16 3/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1943-51-292

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