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1940

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2025

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Drawing, Earring Design, Snake Holding Its Tail, ca. 1840

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1840 and we acquired it in 1940. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mary Hearn Greims.

Its dimensions are

3.8 × 4.6 cm (1 1/2 × 1 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Earring Design, Snake Holding Its Tail, ca. 1840; Italy; graphite on paper; 3.8 × 4.6 cm (1 1/2 × 1 13/16 in.); 1940-86-567

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