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1920

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2016

2025

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Album, Album of Headpieces from Charles-François Saint-Lambert’s Les Saisons, Poëme

This is a Album. It was designed by P.P. Choffard and written by Charles-François Saint-Lambert. It is dated 1769–75 and we acquired it in 1920. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It has the following markings

Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; watermarks on flyleafs: 'J.A' or 'A.L' within an oval; watermarks on flyleafs: INGRES FRANCE

It is signed

Stamped in ink, upper left margin, verso of upper cover endpaper: VAUTHRIN.RELIEUR

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink, upper left margin, verso of upper cover endpaper: No. 276/ f.30/ R.34; inscribed in graphite below previous inscription: cup7/ D-3/ 1921-6-438/ I81; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 276.; Lettered in gold on upper spine: CHOFFARD

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Headpieces from Charles-François Saint-Lambert’s Les Saisons, Poëme; Designed by P.P. Choffard; Written by Charles-François Saint-Lambert (French, 1716 – 1803); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-438

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