Object Timeline

1915

  • Work on this object began.

1925

  • Work on this object ended.

1953

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for an Enframement

This is a Drawing. It was created by Francis William Ahlman and published by Charles Scribners’ Sons. It is dated ca. 1920 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is black ink on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

30.3 × 17 cm (11 15/16 × 6 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Ahlman rubberstamp on reverse.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an Enframement; Francis William Ahlman; Published by Charles Scribner's Sons; USA; black ink on illustration board; 30.3 × 17 cm (11 15/16 × 6 11/16 in.); 1953-48-43

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