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Drawing, Design for a fireplace

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1760 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and chinese ink, brush and washes of purple and light brownish watercolors. 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

9.4 × 16.6 cm (3 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a fireplace; France; pen and chinese ink, brush and washes of purple and light brownish watercolors; 9.4 × 16.6 cm (3 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-111-2

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