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1987

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Drawing, Point-paper (mise-en-carte), Design for Woven Silk

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Unknown and Unknown and print maker: Marie-Anne Brenier. It is dated ca. 1760 and we acquired it in 1987. Its medium is brush and gouache over printed (intaglio) grid, on off white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 55.9 x 99.1 cm (22 x 39 in.)

It is inscribed

Verso: pen and brown ink inscriptions

Cite this object as

Drawing, Point-paper (mise-en-carte), Design for Woven Silk; Designed by Unknown (French), Unknown; Print Maker: Marie-Anne Brenier (French, ca. 1720 – 1780); France; brush and gouache over printed (intaglio) grid, on off white laid paper; Overall: 55.9 x 99.1 cm (22 x 39 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1987-13-2

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