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Drawing, Design for a Painted Wall Decoration

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Unknown. It is dated 1840–60 and we acquired it in 1940. Its medium is brush and white gouache, blue, green watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on heavy cream wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims.

Its dimensions are

25.1 x 17.7cm (9 7/8 x 6 15/16in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Painted Wall Decoration; Designed by Unknown (Southern German or Austrian); Austria; brush and white gouache, blue, green watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on heavy cream wove paper; 25.1 x 17.7cm (9 7/8 x 6 15/16in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims; 1940-120-20

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