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1910

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1945

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Drawing, Design for Vegetable Dish

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Jean Elysée Puiforcat. It is dated ca. 1920–40 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is pen and black ink, red color pencil, graphite on cream tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mr. John Finguerra. It is credited Gift of John Finguerra in memory of his brother Jim Finguerra.

Its dimensions are

53.0 X 34.6 cm (20 7/8 X 13 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp: in balck ink at center right: 230

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink at lower center: LEGUMIER/MILIEU DE TABLE/DIAMETRE 23 cms 1/2/HAUTEUR: 13 cms 1/2; at lower right: JEAN PUIFORCAT/42

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Vegetable Dish; Designed by Jean Elysée Puiforcat (French, 1897–1945); France; pen and black ink, red color pencil, graphite on cream tracing paper; 53.0 X 34.6 cm (20 7/8 X 13 5/8 in.); Gift of John Finguerra in memory of his brother Jim Finguerra; 1995-164-47

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