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Drawing, Design for a Metal Candelabrum of Four Branches, for Louis XV's Service

This is a Drawing. It was created by Thomas Germain. It is dated ca. 1730 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is graphite, pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper, framing lines in pen and black ink. 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

Sheet: 41 x 29.2 cm (16 1/8 x 11 1/2 in.)

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Drawing, Design for a Metal Candelabrum of Four Branches, for Louis XV's Service; Thomas Germain; France; graphite, pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper, framing lines in pen and black ink; Sheet: 41 x 29.2 cm (16 1/8 x 11 1/2 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-274

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