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1920

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2016

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Album, Livres des Ouvrages d'Orfevrerie

This is a Album. It was designed by Gilles Légaré and print maker: Louis Cossin and Collet and published by Gilles Légaré. It is dated 1663 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

Printed Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown;

It is signed

Lettered upper left corner margin, upper cover pastedown: PAGNANT

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris, upper cover pastedown: No. 261.

Cite this object as

Album, Livres des Ouvrages d'Orfevrerie; Designed by Gilles Légaré (French, 1617 – after 1685); Print Maker: Louis Cossin (French, 1627 - 1704), Collet (French, ca. 1663); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-424

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