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Drawing, Design for an Ewer

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Jean Bernard Honoré Toro. It is dated ca. 1710 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is black chalk, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

Image: 20.4 x 23.3 cm (8 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.) Sheet: 33.2 x 15.3 cm (13 1/16 in. x 6 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an Ewer; Designed by Jean Bernard Honoré Toro (French, 1661 - 1731); France; black chalk, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper; Image: 20.4 x 23.3 cm (8 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.) Sheet: 33.2 x 15.3 cm (13 1/16 in. x 6 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-284

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Huguenot Legacy: English Silver, 1680-1760 from the Alan & Simone Hartman Collection.

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