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1920

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Album, QUATRIEME LIVRE DE FORMES Ornées de Rocailles Cartels Figures Oyseaux et Dragons Chinois

This is a Album. It was designed by François-Thomas Mondon and print maker: Antoine Aveline and published by Antoine Aveline and François-Thomas Mondon and dedicatee: Alexis II Madeleine-Rosalie de Châtillon. It is dated 1736 and we acquired it in 1920. 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 is inscribed

Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 178

Cite this object as

Album, QUATRIEME LIVRE DE FORMES Ornées de Rocailles Cartels Figures Oyseaux et Dragons Chinois; Designed by François-Thomas Mondon (French, ca. 1709 – 1755); Print Maker: Antoine Aveline (French, 1691 – 1743); Dedicatee: Alexis II Madeleine-Rosalie de Châtillon (French, 1690 – 1754); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-366

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