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1931

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Drawing, Design for the upper part of a plant candelabrum

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1760–1780 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and grey 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 from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

6.8 × 4.3 cm (2 11/16 × 1 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the upper part of a plant candelabrum; France; pen and black ink, brush and grey watercolor on paper; 6.8 × 4.3 cm (2 11/16 × 1 11/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt; 1931-70-15

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