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Drawing, Design for a Candle Bracket

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1740 and we acquired it in 1908. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and wash on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

37 x 22.2 cm (14 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Candle Bracket; France; pen and ink, brush and wash on laid paper; 37 x 22.2 cm (14 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1908-26-129

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