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Drawing, Design for an Escutcheon with Alternative Suggestions

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1750–1775 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is graphite, pen and ink, brush and wash 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: 44.3 × 29.2 cm (17 7/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an Escutcheon with Alternative Suggestions; Italy; graphite, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper; H x W: 44.3 × 29.2 cm (17 7/16 × 11 1/2 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1439

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