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Drawing, Project for an Alter Lamp

This is a Drawing. It is dated mid- 18th century and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 77.7 × 51.7 cm (30 9/16 × 20 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: lily in a circle

It is inscribed

Written in back: in ov[a]to capide S. Giov. Batt

Cite this object as

Drawing, Project for an Alter Lamp; Italy & Germany; graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper; H x W: 77.7 × 51.7 cm (30 9/16 × 20 3/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1030

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