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Album, Album of Prints: Designs for Frames by Pierre-Gabriel Berthault

This is a Album. It was designed by Pierre-Gabriel Berthault and published by Jacques Chéreau and print maker: Pierre-Gabriel Berthault. It is dated ca. 1758 and we acquired it in 1921. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It has the following markings

Léon Decloux Ex Libris, printed on paper, pasted to the middle of the paste down endpaper of the upper cover.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 25

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Prints: Designs for Frames by Pierre-Gabriel Berthault; Designed by Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (French, 1737–1831); Published by Jacques Chéreau (French, 1688–1776); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-239

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