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Drawing, Design for a Silver Chalice with Grapes and Leaves on Cup and Base

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Tommi Parzinger. It is dated 1950–70 and we acquired it in 1998. Its medium is graphite on cream tracing paper, ahered label. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Donald Cameron.

Its dimensions are

(irregular): 30 x 24 cm (11 13/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped on verso in blue ink, lower left: Parzinger. Inc / 54 East 57th St. / New York City. N. Y. [covered by masking tape]

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left corner: #1

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Silver Chalice with Grapes and Leaves on Cup and Base; Designed by Tommi Parzinger (American, b. Germany, 1903–1981); USA; graphite on cream tracing paper, ahered label; (irregular): 30 x 24 cm (11 13/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Gift of Donald Cameron; 1998-19-53

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