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Drawing, Fragment of a Design for a Nef, or Fantastic Centerpiece in the Form of A Boat

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1600 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is charcoal, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on craim paper, laid down. 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

22.8 x 34.1 cm (9 in. x 13 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Fragment of a Design for a Nef, or Fantastic Centerpiece in the Form of A Boat; Italy; charcoal, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on craim paper, laid down; 22.8 x 34.1 cm (9 in. x 13 7/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-6110

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