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Drawing, Design for Fretwork, perhaps for the glass passage

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Frederick Crace. It is dated 1803 or earlier and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is pen and blue, black ink, brush and watercolor on white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 9.2 x 212 cm (3 5/8 in. x 6 ft. 11 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Fretwork, perhaps for the glass passage; Designed by Frederick Crace (English, 1779–1859); England; pen and blue, black ink, brush and watercolor on white wove paper; H x W: 9.2 x 212 cm (3 5/8 in. x 6 ft. 11 7/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1948-40-51

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