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1942

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Drawing, Sketches for Portrait of Marguerite Burrows

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated November 18, 1884 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite on grey-brown paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

25.4 × 35.6 cm (10 × 14 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: for Marguerite Burrows / Nov 18./84; lower center: The doll "Sarah"; upper left: "Put the doll in blue" / Marguerite says; additional notes in English and Italian, upper right Verso: Inscribed in graphite with notes, upper right; name and date, lower right

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches for Portrait of Marguerite Burrows; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite on grey-brown paper; 25.4 × 35.6 cm (10 × 14 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-513

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