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Drawing, Design for a Book Cover

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Alice Cordelia Morse. It is dated ca. 1891–1892 and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is brush and gouache, gold paint on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

Mount: 19.5 x 12.5 x 0.1 cm (7 11/16 x 4 15/16 x 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Book Cover; Designed by Alice Cordelia Morse (American, 1863–1961); USA; brush and gouache, gold paint on paper; Mount: 19.5 x 12.5 x 0.1 cm (7 11/16 x 4 15/16 x 1/16 in.); 1943-33-1-8

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