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Drawing, A Frame, Escutcheon, Centaur

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1850 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is black chalk, pen and bistre ink on laid paper; verso: black chalk, pen and ink, brush and dark brown watercolor, wash. 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

H x W: 21.9 × 15 cm (8 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark on paper, the top of an obliquely shown arrow and part of a six pointed star

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Frame, Escutcheon, Centaur; Italy; black chalk, pen and bistre ink on laid paper; verso: black chalk, pen and ink, brush and dark brown watercolor, wash; H x W: 21.9 × 15 cm (8 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-2612

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