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Object Timeline

1908

  • Work on this object began.

1909

  • Work on this object ended.

1953

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for Scribner's Insignia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Homer Wayland Colby and published by Charles Scribners’ Sons. It is dated 1908–09 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is black ink and watercolor on board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

16.8 × 14.3 cm (6 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed below wreath, center.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Scribner's Insignia; Homer Wayland Colby (American, 1874–1950); Published by Charles Scribner's Sons; USA; black ink and watercolor on board; 16.8 × 14.3 cm (6 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.); 1953-48-62

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