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Drawing, Study for an Emblem, Orient Line

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.. It is dated December 17, 1934 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is brush and blue gouache on heavy paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

10.4 × 10.4 cm (4 1/8 × 4 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in purple ink, verso: DESIGNED BY / 17 December 1934 / E MCK KAUFFER

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for an Emblem, Orient Line; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.; USA; brush and blue gouache on heavy paper; 10.4 × 10.4 cm (4 1/8 × 4 1/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-556

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