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Drawing, Adoration of the Shepherds

This is a Drawing. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and wash on cream laid 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

30.8 x 21.1 cm (12 1/8 x 8 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower left: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonial Institution (Lugt 457d); stamp in brown ink, verso: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonial Institution (Lugt 457e)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: Vol V- Num III

Cite this object as

Drawing, Adoration of the Shepherds; Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and wash on cream laid paper; 30.8 x 21.1 cm (12 1/8 x 8 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1589

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