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Drawing, Flower Stand

This is a Drawing. It was created by E. Bechetti. It is dated 1871 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, watercolor support: thick white wove 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

66 x 28.1 cm (26 x 11 1/16 in.) Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

It is inscribed

signed in graphite, lower margin: E. Bacchetti f. l871

Cite this object as

Drawing, Flower Stand; E. Bechetti (19th century); Italy; graphite, watercolor support: thick white wove paper; 66 x 28.1 cm (26 x 11 1/16 in.) Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-5967

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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