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1935

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Drawing, Design for Letterhead

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Lumium Limited. It is dated 1935 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite, brush and black, orange gouache, and metallic paint on white wove 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

7 × 21.5 cm (2 3/4 × 8 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Letterhead; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Lumium Limited; England; graphite, brush and black, orange gouache, and metallic paint on white wove paper; 7 × 21.5 cm (2 3/4 × 8 7/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-688

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