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Drawing, Design for a Detail of an Arabesque Frieze

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1750–1800 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is pen and brown ink on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne.

Its dimensions are

12.4 × 18.4 cm (4 7/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Detail of an Arabesque Frieze; Italy; pen and brown ink on cream paper; 12.4 × 18.4 cm (4 7/8 × 7 1/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne; 1948-118-25

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