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1915

  • Work on this object ended.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2024

  • You found it!

Drawing, Casket containing Columbus' ashes

This is a Drawing. It was published by Charles Scribners’ Sons. It is dated ca. 1895-1915 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is pen and black ink on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

22 × 15.1 cm (8 11/16 × 5 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Casket containing Columbus' ashes; Published by Charles Scribner's Sons; pen and black ink on illustration board; 22 × 15.1 cm (8 11/16 × 5 15/16 in.); 1963-91-30

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