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Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1790-1795 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is graphite, brush and gouache on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

65.5 × 85.2 cm (25 13/16 × 33 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: D & C BLAUW

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; France; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 65.5 × 85.2 cm (25 13/16 × 33 9/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1920-36-220

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