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1920

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Album, Album of Prints: Frame Designs by Various Artists

This is a Album. It was designed by P. Moithey and Jean-Baptiste Fay and print maker: Jean-Baptiste Fay and P. Moithey and published by Chez Mondhare et Jean, Louis-Joseph Mondhare, Louis Crépy, Jean-Baptiste Crépy and Pierre Jean. It is dated 18th century 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 center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 59.

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Prints: Frame Designs by Various Artists; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Fay (active 1780 – 1790), P. Moithey (French, active 18th century); Published by Chez Mondhare et Jean, Louis-Joseph Mondhare (French, 1734–1799), Pierre Jean (French, 1754–1829), Louis Crépy, Jean-Baptiste Crépy (French, active 1753 – d. 1796); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-267

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