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Drawing, Andiron with Griffins and

This is a Drawing. It was created by G. Prati. It is dated ca. 1810 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pen and black ink, gray wash, over black chalk support: white laid paper tipped into beige laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

29.4 x 32.3 cm (11 9/16 x 12 11/16 in.) dims. vary Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

It is inscribed

in pen and brown in, lower margin: Chevet, dessin e pour le Prince Belgiojaro..par G. Prati en 1810

Cite this object as

Drawing, Andiron with Griffins and; G. Prati; Italy; pen and black ink, gray wash, over black chalk support: white laid paper tipped into beige laid paper; 29.4 x 32.3 cm (11 9/16 x 12 11/16 in.) dims. vary Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt; 1931-70-21

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

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