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Drawing, Textile or Wallpaper Design: Insects
This is a Drawing. It is dated 19th century and we acquired it in 1968. Its medium is brush and gouache on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Harvey Smith.
It is credited Gift of Harvey Smith.
- Earrings
- copper, white gold, sapphires, spinels, rubellite, tourmaline.
- Courtesy of FD Gallery.
- 20.2015.2a/c
- Earrings, Honey bee
- bronze, iron, pink gold, red gold, amber.
- 60.2015.1a/c
- Brooch, Small snail
- white gold, diamonds, snail shell.
- Courtesy of FD Gallery.
- 20.2015.1a,b
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Print, Plate 28, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)
- engraving on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
- 1957-162-27
- Brooch, Large snail
- white gold, diamonds, snail shell.
- Courtesy of FD Gallery.
- 20.2015.3a,b
Its dimensions are
43.2 x 40.1 cm (17 in. x 15 13/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped in black ink lower right of composition: an oval shaped seal with an interlocked CG in the center. Written around the seal: 31 Boulevard Nouvelles
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: B28.
Cite this object as
Drawing, Textile or Wallpaper Design: Insects; France; brush and gouache on cream paper; 43.2 x 40.1 cm (17 in. x 15 13/16 in.); Gift of Harvey Smith; 1968-107-27
