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Drawing, Ornament Design with Cameo and Urns

This is a Drawing. It was created by Michel Angelo Pergolesi. It is dated 1777 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, over graphite on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Unknown Donor.

Its dimensions are

Top Design Motif: 9.1 × 17.5 cm (3 5/8 × 6 7/8 in.) Mount: 71.8 × 50.8 cm (28 1/4 in. × 20 in.) Sheet: 48.3 × 34.3 cm (19 in. × 13 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ornament Design with Cameo and Urns; Michel Angelo Pergolesi (Italian, active ca. 1760–1801); pen and ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, over graphite on laid paper; Top Design Motif: 9.1 × 17.5 cm (3 5/8 × 6 7/8 in.) Mount: 71.8 × 50.8 cm (28 1/4 in. × 20 in.) Sheet: 48.3 × 34.3 cm (19 in. × 13 1/2 in.); Gift of Unknown Donor; 1980-32-1478

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