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Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of a Horizontal Border, Pattern No. 23 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf. It is dated 1775-1800 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

32 × 45.8 cm (12 5/8 × 18 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Strasburg lily for hanging 4

It is inscribed

Written bottom margin: "Le Porcelaine Doit être en Soye Blanche;" pencil, with ink corrections: "on peut mettre sur fond Brun Le Porcelaine en bleu-clair sera en blanc Blanc/No 23 Les nuances dans Des Couleurs claires en evitant Le Brun."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of a Horizontal Border, Pattern No. 23 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 32 × 45.8 cm (12 5/8 × 18 1/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1920-36-314

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