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Album, Album of Metalwork Animal Designs

This is a Album. It was designed by Babin and published by Regnault. It is dated ca. 1780 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 is inscribed

Gilt lettering on spine: BABIN; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris, pasted in center of upper cover pastedown: No. 270

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Metalwork Animal Designs; Designed by Babin (French, ca. 1750); Published by Regnault (French, active ca. 1780); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-431

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