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Drawing, Design for a Tureen

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Joseph Anton Seethaler II. It is dated 1825–1835 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and wash on 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

40.2 × 44.8 cm (15 13/16 × 17 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: C&J HONIG (Similar, Heawood 334)

It is inscribed

Lower right (in red ink): "No 4 [?]" (cut off)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Tureen; Designed by Joseph Anton Seethaler II (German, 1799–1868); Germany; pen and ink, brush and wash on paper; 40.2 × 44.8 cm (15 13/16 × 17 5/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-359

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