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1943

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Album Page, Lion and Pedestal, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

This is a Album page. It was created by Whitney Warren Jr.. It is dated November 6, 1887 and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is brush and watercolor, graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

20.1 x 24.9 cm (7 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.), irregular

It is inscribed

Recto, in graphite, at top right corner: (inscribed in circle) 79. At bottom right corner, written perpendicular to the orientation of the drawing: 92. Inscriptions related to the drawings, clockwise from bottom left: fleur de lys; part of wreath; 2 shields and festoon / 3; architrave moulding; cornice; shield; pillars; column; side view / front the same, two pillars at each end / also two shields; Lion and Pedestal / in front of the Palazzo Vecchio / Florence / November 6th 1887.

Cite this object as

Album Page, Lion and Pedestal, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence; Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); Italy; brush and watercolor, graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric; 20.1 x 24.9 cm (7 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.), irregular; Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1943-51-149

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