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Drawing, Jerkin

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Frederick Blum. It is dated 1880 and we acquired it in 1904. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Henrietta Haller. It is credited Gift of Henrietta Haller.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 17.4 × 10.3 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black, center right, Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Union

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left corner: (253); graphite, lower center: Jerkin/silk damask/ floral pattern of green upon/ fawn (golden) found in Palace of Holyrood (French)/ 16th cen./ L 2 ft. l coll. 14 1/2 in/ Bought 5L.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Jerkin; Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857–1903); USA; graphite on paper; H x W: 17.4 × 10.3 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/16 in.); Gift of Henrietta Haller; 1904-16-45-c

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