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Drawing, Design for Six Brooches

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Girolamo Venturi. It is dated 1739 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is black crayon, pen and dark ink, brush and watercolor, gold on 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

19.4 x 26.8 cm (7 5/8 x 10 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Six Brooches; Designed by Girolamo Venturi; Italy; black crayon, pen and dark ink, brush and watercolor, gold on paper; 19.4 x 26.8 cm (7 5/8 x 10 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-7410

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