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Cut Paper, Floral Design with Birds, before 1799
This is a Cut paper. It was designed by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. It is dated before 1799 and we acquired it in 1950. Its medium is white cut paper mounted on blue paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Virginia L. Hunt.
It is credited Gift of Virginia L. Hunt in memory of Mrs. Ridgley Hunt.
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- Lent by Private Collection.
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Its dimensions are
25.2 × 27.7 cm (9 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed, lower center blue paper: Découpure faite par la reine Marie Antoinette; on separate silver label: MADE BY QUEEN MARIE ANTOINETTE / PRESENTED IN 1828 BY / CHARLES X KING OF FRANCE / TO / COMTE AUGUSTE DE BASTARD D’ESTANG / OFFICER OF THE GRANDE ARMEE & OF THE / ETAT MAJOR OF CHARLES X / PRESENTED BY HIM IN 1852 TO HIS NEPHEW / WILLIAM CRUGER PELL / AND BY HIM IN 1887 TO HIS STEP-DAUGHTER, / MARGARITA CRESS.
Cite this object as
Cut Paper, Floral Design with Birds, before 1799; Designed by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (French, 1755 - 1793); white cut paper mounted on blue paper; 25.2 × 27.7 cm (9 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.); Gift of Virginia L. Hunt in memory of Mrs. Ridgley Hunt; 1950-71-1
