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Drawing, Design for the Decoration of a Carved Panel

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1770 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is black crayon, pen and ink, brush and sepia wash 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

Bottom: 17.3 × 6.9 cm (6 13/16 × 2 11/16 in.) Top: 19.4 × 6.9 cm (7 5/8 × 2 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: j. Peoli mark.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the Decoration of a Carved Panel; France; black crayon, pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper; Bottom: 17.3 × 6.9 cm (6 13/16 × 2 11/16 in.) Top: 19.4 × 6.9 cm (7 5/8 × 2 11/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-196

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