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Print, Cut-out Construction: Ménagerie
This is a Print. It was published by Epinal. It is dated late 19th century and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is hand-colored lithograph . It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Peter Cooper Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
49 x 39.3 cm (19 5/16 x 15 1/2 in.) Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)
It is inscribed
Lower right: La MÉNAGERIE No. 34/ Constructions pour enfants/ Avant de ne rien coller il faut attacher des Ms aux cages/ & à la volière à tous ces points. afin d'imiter des barreaux...?; in right margin: Imp. Lith. CH. Pinot édit à Epinal. Déposé; On margin with Elephant, Jaguar, Lion and Lionness car:Nouvelle imagerie d'Epinal; construction notations inscribed throughout lithograph.
Cite this object as
Print, Cut-out Construction: Ménagerie; Published by Epinal; France; hand-colored lithograph ; 49 x 39.3 cm (19 5/16 x 15 1/2 in.) Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Peter Cooper Hewitt; 1953-66-2
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.
