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Drawing, Painted Decoration with Alternate Suggestions

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1800 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

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Its dimensions are

H x W: 24.6 × 14.5 cm (9 11/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Painted Decoration with Alternate Suggestions; Italy; graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper; H x W: 24.6 × 14.5 cm (9 11/16 × 5 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1548

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