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1949

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Drawing, Design for a Library Bookcase

This is a Drawing. It was created by Thomas Chippendale. It is dated ca. 1761 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and gray wash. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

21.7 x 33.0 cm (8 9/16 x 13 inches)

It is signed

Lower left, in ink:" T.Chippendale"

It is inscribed

Upper center of sheet, in ink: "Library Bookcase" Upper right, in ink: "No. 97"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Library Bookcase; Thomas Chippendale (1718 – 1779); England; pen and black ink, brush and gray wash; 21.7 x 33.0 cm (8 9/16 x 13 inches); Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1949-101-1

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