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This and 134 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album.

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Album Page, Sketch of House, Blois

This is a Album page. It was created by Whitney Warren Jr.. It is dated May 10, 1888 and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

30.7 x 23.3 cm (12 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.), irregular

It has the following markings

Paper-maker's mark: BRISTOL / L M

It is inscribed

Recto, in graphite, upper right: 31; lower right: 29; to right of drawing: House at / Blois / May 10th 1888 / Looking down the Hill - ; at lower left: Detail of bracket.

Cite this object as

Album Page, Sketch of House, Blois; Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); France; graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric; 30.7 x 23.3 cm (12 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.), irregular; Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1943-51-202

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