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Drawing, Design for Two Printed Floral Bands

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1770–1800 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is engraving, pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. James B. Maginn.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 16.1 x 50.9 cm (6 5/16 x 20 1/16 in.) Platemark: 15 x 47.5 cm (5 7/8 x 18 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Strassburg lily in a shield surmounted by a crown (Churchill, 401).

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Two Printed Floral Bands; England; engraving, pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on white laid paper; Sheet: 16.1 x 50.9 cm (6 5/16 x 20 1/16 in.) Platemark: 15 x 47.5 cm (5 7/8 x 18 11/16 in.); 1931-79-7

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