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1920

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Album, Album of Prints: Books One and Two of Vases Designed and Drawn by Mr. de St. G. and Engraved by Biance

This is a Album. It was designed by St. G... and published by Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Chez Le Pere et Avaulez and Charles Le Pere and print maker: Biance. It is dated 1772-1777 and we acquired it in 1920. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It has the following markings

Léon Decloux Ex Libris, printed on paper, pasted to the middle of the paste down endpaper of the upper cover

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink in the middle of printed ex libris: No. 232

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Prints: Books One and Two of Vases Designed and Drawn by Mr. de St. G. and Engraved by Biance; Designed by St. G... (active 18th century); Print Maker: Biance (active 18th century); Published by Chez Le Pere et Avaulez, Charles Le Pere (French, active 18th century), Pierre-Michel Avaulez (French, active 1772 – d. 1774); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-406

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