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Drawing, Old Ironside

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1928 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is brush and gouache on cardboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Judith and Steven Katten.

  • Pleated Cabriolet Fan (France)
  • parchment and paper leaf, painted with gouache; pierced, painted and gilded....
  • Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
  • 1931-6-114

Its dimensions are

H x W: 111 × 61.9 cm (43 11/16 × 24 3/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in blue gouache, right: BATISTE / MADALENA; in blue ink: 1928

Cite this object as

Drawing, Old Ironside; USA; brush and gouache on cardboard; H x W: 111 × 61.9 cm (43 11/16 × 24 3/8 in.); Gift of Judith and Steven Katten; 1986-118-11

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