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1934

  • Work on this object began.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

2015

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Print, Mallards Dropping, Design for the First Federal Duck Stamp, 1934

This is a Print. It is dated 1934 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Jules R. Breuchaud.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 15.6 × 22.2 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: Ding Darling

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Design For The First Federal Duck Stamp -1934-

Cite this object as

Print, Mallards Dropping, Design for the First Federal Duck Stamp, 1934; USA; engraving in black ink on paper; H x W: 15.6 × 22.2 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.); 1963-58-14-a

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