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Drawing, Sketches of Earthenware

This is a Drawing. It was created by Arnold William Brunner. It is dated ca. 1883 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner.

Its dimensions are

14.1 × 8.3 cm (5 9/16 × 3 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center right: Enamelled Earthenware / Nevers. 1650; lower center: lovely / brown / mermaid / on yellow / ground; lower right: Staffordshire Earthenware / late 17th Century

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Earthenware; Arnold William Brunner (American, 1857–1925); USA; graphite on paper; 14.1 × 8.3 cm (5 9/16 × 3 1/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner; 1948-47-329

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