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Drawing, Mise-en-Carte for Textile, No. 8359

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Robert M. Davidson and published by F. Jones & Co. and manufactured by Orinoka Mills. It is dated January 24, 1918 and we acquired it in 1971. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite on pre-printed graph paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Orinoka Mills. It is credited Gift of Orinoka Mills.

Its dimensions are

45.3 x 58.2 cm (17 13/16 x 22 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in ink on verso: Robert M. Davidson/Jan 24 1918

It is inscribed

Inscribed in black ink, lower margin: No. 8359 Type 624 on 25" S.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mise-en-Carte for Textile, No. 8359; Designed by Robert M. Davidson; Published by F. Jones & Co.; Manufactured by Orinoka Mills (United States); USA; brush and gouache, graphite on pre-printed graph paper; 45.3 x 58.2 cm (17 13/16 x 22 15/16 in.); Gift of Orinoka Mills; 1971-57-1-a

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