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Drawing, Decoration of the Top of a Niche

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen, brown ink, chinese black washes, and traces of graphite . 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: 24.6 × 15.6 cm (9 11/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Decoration of the Top of a Niche; Italy; pen, brown ink, chinese black washes, and traces of graphite ; H x W: 24.6 × 15.6 cm (9 11/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-611

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