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Drawing, Illustration for Elsie and the Child

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and written by Arnold Bennett and published by Cassell & Co.. It is dated 1930 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is brush and watercolor, gouache on 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

21.3 × 15 cm (8 3/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Illustration for Elsie and the Child; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Written by Arnold Bennett (British, 1867–1931); Published by Cassell & Co.; USA; brush and watercolor, gouache on paper; 21.3 × 15 cm (8 3/8 × 5 7/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-329

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