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1945

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Drawing, Design for Rug, First Snow

This is a Drawing. It is dated mid- 20th century and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is graphite, pastel on cream wove textured paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 45.4 × 30.2 cm (17 7/8 × 11 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, left margin, upper left: carry?/dark; center: carry?/dark; right margin, upper right: more/white; center: more white; lower right: carry dark; scale marked along right edge of drawing; inscribed 4 times, along lower right: 5"; bottom margin: 3"; inscribed in chalk and graphite, lower margin left: 32/5 ok/ 2/5 [unreadable word]; in lower margin, middle: 2/SL [?] 2; lower right: 1/2 W/ Rug/ "First Snow"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Rug, First Snow; USA; graphite, pastel on cream wove textured paper; H x W: 45.4 × 30.2 cm (17 7/8 × 11 7/8 in.); Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives; 1993-121-65

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