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1923

  • Work on this object began.

1933

  • Work on this object ended.

1939

  • We acquired this object.

2015

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Drawing, Design for the Elevation of a Metal Baptismal Bowl

This is a Drawing. It was designed by George E Germer and created by George E Germer. It is dated ca. 1928 and we acquired it in 1939. Its medium is graphite, crayon, brush and blue, yellow, and red watercolor on cardboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of the Estate of George E. Germer.

Its dimensions are

35.6 × 30.7 cm (14 in. × 12 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed, lower right: FONT NATURAL SIZE / GEORGE E.GERMER , DES.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the Elevation of a Metal Baptismal Bowl; Designed by George E Germer (1868 – 1936); graphite, crayon, brush and blue, yellow, and red watercolor on cardboard; 35.6 × 30.7 cm (14 in. × 12 1/16 in.); Gift of the Estate of George E. Germer; 1939-84-61-a

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