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Cut-out

This is a Cut-out. It was designed by Lockwood de Forest and manufactured by Ahmedabad Wood Carving Company. It is dated 1881–90 and we acquired it in 2014. Its medium is pierced and cut-out sheet copper foil. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery. It is credited Gift of Sullivan Goss - An American Art Gallery.

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 21.6 × 29.8 × 0.2 cm (8 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

not numbered

Cite this object as

Cut-out; Designed by Lockwood de Forest (American, 1850–1932); Manufactured by Ahmedabad Wood Carving Company; pierced and cut-out sheet copper foil; H x W x D: 21.6 × 29.8 × 0.2 cm (8 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 1/16 in.); Gift of Sullivan Goss - An American Art Gallery; 2014-42-6

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