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1938

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Drawing, Ovoidal frame for a picture

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Giuseppe Barberi. We acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash. 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

Image: 21.4 x 14.2 cm (8 7/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457d)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ovoidal frame for a picture; Architect: Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash; Image: 21.4 x 14.2 cm (8 7/16 x 5 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-5360

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