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Drawing, Woodblock Trial Proof for a Printed Textile

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1790–1800 and we acquired it in 1909. Its medium is brush and gouache on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

  • Sidewall (France)
  • machine-printed paper.
  • Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan.
  • 1930-21-1-j

Its dimensions are

8.7 x 6.8 cm (3 7/16 x 2 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in purple ink, lower center: MUS [...illegible] (Lugt 457c)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Woodblock Trial Proof for a Printed Textile; France; brush and gouache on white paper; 8.7 x 6.8 cm (3 7/16 x 2 11/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1909-29-9

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