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Album, Album of Ecclesiastical Metalwork Designs

This is a Album. It was designed by Thomas Germain and published by B. Audran and print maker: B. Audran. It is dated 1748 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.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 36.3 × 25.5 cm (14 5/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink, center of pasted Ex-Libris: No. 324

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Ecclesiastical Metalwork Designs; Designed by Thomas Germain; Print Maker: B. Audran; H x W: 36.3 × 25.5 cm (14 5/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-464

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