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Drawing, Design for a mantelpiece

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Jean Bérain the Elder. It is dated 1700 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and brown ink, gray wash, graphite 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

31.9 × 20.6 cm (12 9/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Bunch of grapes

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a mantelpiece; Attributed to Jean Bérain the Elder (French, 1640–1711); France; pen and brown ink, gray wash, graphite on paper; 31.9 × 20.6 cm (12 9/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-116

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