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Print, Design for Six Metal Book Clasps, 1780-1800

This is a Print. It is dated 1780-1800 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving with etching 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

Plate: 15.1 × 24.1 cm (5 15/16 × 9 1/2 in.) Paper: 18.5 × 25.4 cm (7 5/16 in. × 10 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Bottom part of an escutcheon, containing B.

Cite this object as

Print, Design for Six Metal Book Clasps, 1780-1800; France & Italy; engraving with etching on paper; Plate: 15.1 × 24.1 cm (5 15/16 × 9 1/2 in.) Paper: 18.5 × 25.4 cm (7 5/16 in. × 10 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-177

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