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This and 5 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Album of Prints: New Book of Vases, 1767, by P. Moithey.

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1920

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Print, Ornamental Vase Design

This is a Print. It was designed by P. Moithey and published by Jean-Baptiste Crépy and print maker: P. Moithey. It is dated 1767 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 lower right, in plate: Moithey l'ainé Sculp

It is inscribed

Printed upper right, in plate: 3; Printed lower left, in plate: Crepy ex

Cite this object as

Print, Ornamental Vase Design; Designed by P. Moithey (French, active 18th century); Published by Jean-Baptiste Crépy (French, active 1753 – d. 1796); France; etching on laid paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-503-3

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