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Drawing, Flowering Branches

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jean-Baptiste Pillement. It is dated 1775–1800 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is chalk on white laid 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.

  • Brooch, Eucalyptus
  • brass, bronze, white gold, diamonds.
  • Courtesy of Marita von L'Estocq.
  • 62.2015.1a,b

Its dimensions are

24.3 x 35.2 cm (9 9/16 x 13 7/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

It has the following markings

Marked in black ink, lower right branch: N in circle. Lugt 1963b, collector unknown

Cite this object as

Drawing, Flowering Branches; Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808); France; chalk on white laid paper; 24.3 x 35.2 cm (9 9/16 x 13 7/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-413

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

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