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Print, Tradesman's Card of Lacasseur, Maker of Fancy Turned Articles in Paris

This is a Print. It was print maker: Françios-R.-F. Brichet. It is dated ca. 1760 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on paper, remargined. 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

41.5 × 26.2 cm (16 5/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

in lower section, announcement for Levasseu, beginning: "LEVASSEUR Md. Tabletier, Fait et vend toutes / sortes d'Ouvrages de Tabletterie"; etc., etc. "A Paris" is written in an escutcheon in the bottom center of the frame; signature beside it: "brichet Del. Sculp."

Cite this object as

Print, Tradesman's Card of Lacasseur, Maker of Fancy Turned Articles in Paris; Print Maker: Françios-R.-F. Brichet (French, active 18th c.); etching on paper, remargined; 41.5 × 26.2 cm (16 5/16 × 10 5/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-1

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