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Drawing, Leaf with Motifs for Decorations of Snuff Boxes

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1740. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and chinese black on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

11.7 × 18.6 cm (4 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: lower part of shield with horn, with Pending P; beneath: G R / HONIG / & / ZOON

Cite this object as

Drawing, Leaf with Motifs for Decorations of Snuff Boxes; Netherlands; pen and ink, brush and chinese black on paper; 11.7 × 18.6 cm (4 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.); 1896-14-7

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