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Drawing, A woman with a distaff and a book

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1820–50 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is recto: graphite, brush and bistre on paper; verso: black crayon, graphite on 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

16.5 × 23 cm (6 1/2 × 9 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Vertical sword, the hilt flanked by I (or F) M

It is inscribed

"J R" written in the lower right corner.

Cite this object as

Drawing, A woman with a distaff and a book; Italy; recto: graphite, brush and bistre on paper; verso: black crayon, graphite on paper; 16.5 × 23 cm (6 1/2 × 9 1/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-215

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