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Drawing, Design for a Candlestick

This is a Drawing. It was made by Unknown. It is dated 1840–65 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite; pen and brown ink; brush and sepia watercolor on off white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

20.5 x 18.8 cm (8 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: anchor in circle; above a star

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Candlestick; Made by Unknown (Italian); Italy; graphite; pen and brown ink; brush and sepia watercolor on off white paper; 20.5 x 18.8 cm (8 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-5237

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