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Drawing, Design for a Vase, ca. 1920–40

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1920–40 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is pen and black ink, yellow, red color pencil, graphite on cream tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of John Finguerra in memory of his brother Jim Finguerra.

Its dimensions are

27 x 21cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/4in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in black ink, lower center: VASE; lower right: J.P./35 (square root symbol) 2; in graphite, lower right: ....sort 18 c/m [erased]/A GRANDIR TROIS FOIS/J. (underlined); lower left: 41/3/123/X; in red color pencil, lower left: an arrow sign pointing to the right.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Vase, ca. 1920–40; France; pen and black ink, yellow, red color pencil, graphite on cream tracing paper; 27 x 21cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/4in.); Gift of John Finguerra in memory of his brother Jim Finguerra; 1995-164-11

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