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Drawing, Design for the rest of a chair or a cushion, to be executed in tapestry

This is a Drawing. It was created by Alphonse de Neuville. It is dated ca. 1880 and we acquired it in 1903. Its medium is pen, ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

47.8 × 47.7 cm (18 13/16 × 18 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped bottom right, the signature: "A. de Neuville."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the rest of a chair or a cushion, to be executed in tapestry; Alphonse de Neuville (French, 1835 - 1885); France; pen, ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper; 47.8 × 47.7 cm (18 13/16 × 18 3/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt; 1903-12-47

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