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Drawing, Design for a Brooch, 1979

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Robert Ebendorf. It is dated 1979 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Monet Jewelry Fund.

Its dimensions are

42.5 x 35.6 cm (16 3/4 in. x 14 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: ROBERT EBENDORF / 1979

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Brooch, 1979; Designed by Robert Ebendorf; USA; graphite on paper; 42.5 x 35.6 cm (16 3/4 in. x 14 in.); Museum purchase from Monet Jewelry Fund; 1980-75-1

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