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Drawing, Design for an escutcheon

This is a Drawing. It was probably Carlo Marchionni. It is dated ca. 1725 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, pen and sepia ink, brush and gray watercolor on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

This object has not been digitized yet.
  • Mirror, ca. 1860
  • carved, gessoed and gilt wood, mirrored glass, metal.
  • Gift of Unknown Donor.
  • n-a-5059

Its dimensions are

36.8 x 25 cm (14 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an escutcheon; Probably Carlo Marchionni (Italian, 1702–1786); Italy; graphite, pen and sepia ink, brush and gray watercolor on laid paper; 36.8 x 25 cm (14 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-3284

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