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1938

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2015

2024

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Drawing, Wall and Ceiling Decorations

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. We acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

28.3 x 52 cm (11 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: lily in a circle

Cite this object as

Drawing, Wall and Ceiling Decorations; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on laid paper; 28.3 x 52 cm (11 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.) ; Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-3085

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