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Drawing, Designs for Memorial Plaques

This is a Drawing. It was designed by John La Farge and studio of John La Farge. It is dated 1880–1900 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is graphite and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

9.5 × 15.9 cm (3 3/4 × 6 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in brush and ink, below: "Scale - 1" = 1'-0""; in graphite, lower left: "A and C similar in color design / to B"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Designs for Memorial Plaques; Designed by John La Farge (American, 1835–1910); USA; graphite and watercolor on paper; 9.5 × 15.9 cm (3 3/4 × 6 1/4 in.); 1961-10-15

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