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Drawing, Elevation and Plan of Wash Basin and Mirror in Carrara Marble

This is a Drawing. It is dated early 19th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and yellow, gray and blue wash, graphite on wove 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.

Its dimensions are

42.2 x 29.8 cm (16 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

in pen and black ink, along right margin: Toelette [sic] di Marmo di S. M. Venuta di Carrara in pen and black ink, in center between upper and lower drawing: Scala di Palmi . . . di Genova

Cite this object as

Drawing, Elevation and Plan of Wash Basin and Mirror in Carrara Marble; Italy; pen and black ink, brush and yellow, gray and blue wash, graphite on wove paper; 42.2 x 29.8 cm (16 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-3847

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