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Drawing, Costume Design: A Turk for a Ballet

This is a Drawing. It is dated 17th century and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and violet watercolor, over black chalk. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 27.5 × 17.8 cm (10 13/16 in. × 7 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Costume Design: A Turk for a Ballet; Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and violet watercolor, over black chalk; H x W: 27.5 × 17.8 cm (10 13/16 in. × 7 in.); 1942-3-16

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