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1934

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1963

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Drawing, Stage Design: Study of a Fireplace, for "Queen of Scots"

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and production directed by Sir John Gielgud. It is dated 1934 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is white chalk on black paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

31.5 × 23.3 cm (12 3/8 × 9 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in white chalk, upper center: Details Mary Stuart; left margin: door; lower center: door & fireplace

Cite this object as

Drawing, Stage Design: Study of a Fireplace, for "Queen of Scots"; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Production directed by Sir John Gielgud; USA; white chalk on black paper; 31.5 × 23.3 cm (12 3/8 × 9 3/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-216

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