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Drawing, Design for a Candelabrum

This is a Drawing. It is dated March 14, 1791 and we acquired it in 1908. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper. 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

33.9 x 21.4 cm (13 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in ink, lower left: le 14 mars; lower right: fait en 1791

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Candelabrum; France; pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper; 33.9 x 21.4 cm (13 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1908-26-150

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