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Drawing, Decoration of a frieze

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Giuseppe Barberi and designed by Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated 1746–1809 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

Image: 6.5 x 18.1 cm (2 9/16 x 7 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457d)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Decoration of a frieze; Architect: Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper; Image: 6.5 x 18.1 cm (2 9/16 x 7 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-1872

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