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Drawing, Design for an Oil Lamp

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Joseph Anton Seethaler II. It is dated 1820–35 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, brush and brown ink on 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

43.3 x 30 cm (17 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an Oil Lamp; Designed by Joseph Anton Seethaler II (German, 1799–1868); Germany; graphite, brush and brown ink on paper; 43.3 x 30 cm (17 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-5950

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