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This and 72 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Album of Ornament Prints: Cartouches, Trophies, Vases, Tables.

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Print, Ornament Design

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean Bernard Honoré Toro and print maker: Honoré Blanc. It is dated 1716-19 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching 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.

It is signed

Lettered in plate, lower left: B.Toro inv; lettered lower right: H.Blanc scu

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, below plate, lower left: 31; inscribed in red ink, in plate, upper left: 25; lettered in plate, upper center: P

Cite this object as

Print, Ornament Design; Designed by Jean Bernard Honoré Toro (French, 1661 - 1731); Print Maker: Honoré Blanc (French, active 18th century); France; etching on laid paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-411-31

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