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Drawing, Design for cast metal and colored folding doors

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor on laid 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

Image: 37.6 × 17.3 cm (14 13/16 × 6 13/16 in.) Sheet: 37.6 × 19.8 cm (14 13/16 × 7 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for cast metal and colored folding doors; France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor on laid paper; Image: 37.6 × 17.3 cm (14 13/16 × 6 13/16 in.) Sheet: 37.6 × 19.8 cm (14 13/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-82-1

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