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Drawing, Design for a Frieze, early 19th–mid- 19th century

This is a Drawing. It is dated early 19th–mid- 19th century and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pencil, pen and ink 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: 44.6 × 18.1 cm (17 9/16 × 7 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Stamped in ink, lower right: MUSEUM/ OF THE / ARTS OF / ? In pencil, lower left: Piancastelli Mrs. C.R [?] 215

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Frieze, early 19th–mid- 19th century; Italy; pencil, pen and ink on paper; H x W: 44.6 × 18.1 cm (17 9/16 × 7 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1251

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