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Album, Album of Ornament Designs

This is a Album. It was designed by Jean Bérain, the elder and Jean Bérain the Younger and print maker: Jean Bérain, the elder and Jean Bérain the Younger and published by Nicolas Langlois. It is dated late 17th century and we acquired it in 1921. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It is inscribed

Printed Leon Decloux Ex-Libris pasted center, upper cover pastedown.

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Ornament Designs; Designed by Jean Bérain, the elder (French, 1640 – 1711), Jean Bérain the Younger (1674-1726); Published by Nicolas Langlois; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-238

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