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Cut-out

This is a Cut-out. It was manufactured by Lockwood de Forest. It is dated 1881–90 and we acquired it in 2014. Its medium is pierced and cut-out sheet brass foil. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery. It is credited Gift of Sullivan Goss-An American Gallery.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 12.7 × 20.3 × 0.2 cm (5 in. × 8 in. × 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

unnumbered

Cite this object as

Cut-out; Manufactured by Lockwood de Forest (American, 1850–1932); pierced and cut-out sheet brass foil; H x W x D: 12.7 × 20.3 × 0.2 cm (5 in. × 8 in. × 1/16 in.); Gift of Sullivan Goss-An American Gallery; 2014-42-5

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