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Drawing, Two Andirons

This is a Drawing. It was manufactured by Lefebvre Manufactory, Tournai. It is dated 1800–1825 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite, pen and black ink, brush and yellow, green, brown, and black watercolor 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

42 × 48.1 cm (16 9/16 × 18 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Eatermark: 153 and 155

It is inscribed

Written in the lower right corner of the back: "H.R."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Two Andirons; Manufactured by Lefebvre Manufactory, Tournai; graphite, pen and black ink, brush and yellow, green, brown, and black watercolor on paper; 42 × 48.1 cm (16 9/16 × 18 15/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-165

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