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Drawing, Design for a Jewel Box with Earrings, a Pearl Necklace, and a Bracelet

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1850 and we acquired it in 1940. Its medium is graphite, brush and blue watercolor wash 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

35.9 × 26.2 cm (14 1/8 × 10 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: J WHATM[AN]

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, at top: Progetto / Sarà utile il fare il fondo, cosi

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Jewel Box with Earrings, a Pearl Necklace, and a Bracelet; Italy; graphite, brush and blue watercolor wash on paper; 35.9 × 26.2 cm (14 1/8 × 10 5/16 in.); 1940-86-595

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