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Decoupage, D coupage Silhouette: Hom

This is a Decoupage. It was dedicatee: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is dated 1790–1800 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is cut black paper, cloth, pen and brown ink, metallic threads, laid down on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper. It is credited Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper.

Its dimensions are

32 x 19.6 cm (12 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.) (dims. vary) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cite this object as

Decoupage, D coupage Silhouette: Hom; Dedicatee: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian, 1756–1791); cut black paper, cloth, pen and brown ink, metallic threads, laid down on white laid paper; 32 x 19.6 cm (12 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.) (dims. vary) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper; 1957-166-63

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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