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Drawing, Unfinished Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of Pattern No. 863 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is graphite, brush and gouache on grayish paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

17.4 × 26.2 cm (6 7/8 × 10 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: C R A

It is inscribed

Written top center: "P 863."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Unfinished Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of Pattern No. 863 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; graphite, brush and gouache on grayish paper; 17.4 × 26.2 cm (6 7/8 × 10 5/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1920-36-311

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