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Drawing, Recto, Design for a door handle with alternative suggestions, ca. 1660–80

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Jean Le Pautre. It is dated ca. 1660–80 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and bistre ink, graphite, 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.

Its dimensions are

24 × 18.2 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Recto, Design for a door handle with alternative suggestions, ca. 1660–80; Designed by Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618–1682); France; pen and bistre ink, graphite, on laid paper; 24 × 18.2 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-4541

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