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Drawing, Design for Woven or Embroidered Borders

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1820–50 and we acquired it in 1909. Its medium is graphite, brush and wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt, Eleanor Garnier Hewitt, Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

36.1 x 23.5 cm (14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Two green marks, center left, refer to placing of 1909-13-128

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Woven or Embroidered Borders; France; graphite, brush and wash on paper; 36.1 x 23.5 cm (14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1909-13-127

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