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1915

  • Work on this object ended.

1984

  • We acquired this object.

2016

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Drawing, Corner Design for Mosaic Floor

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Frederick Krieg and made for (as the client) R.C. Fisher and Co.. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1984. Its medium is brush and watercolor, black gouache, graphite on white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Theodore A. Krieg. It is credited Gift of Theodore A. Krieg.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 15.3 × 15.3 cm (6 × 6 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp: verso, in purple ink: VENETIAN MOSAIC MARBLE & ENAMEL CO. / 332 East 34th St., New York

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, left margin: #2

Cite this object as

Drawing, Corner Design for Mosaic Floor; Designed by Frederick Krieg (American, b. Germany 1852–1932); Client: R.C. Fisher and Co.; USA; brush and watercolor, black gouache, graphite on white wove paper; H x W: 15.3 × 15.3 cm (6 × 6 in.); Gift of Theodore A. Krieg; 1984-125-74

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