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Photograph, Design for a Motif with Tree Trunk, Leaf, and Acorn

This is a Photograph. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is dated 1936 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is photographic print on sensitized 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

8.8 × 5.7 cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Photograph, Design for a Motif with Tree Trunk, Leaf, and Acorn; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; photographic print on sensitized paper; 8.8 × 5.7 cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-876

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