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Design Drawing for Perfume Container Exhibited at 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago

Tiffany & Co. American
ca. 1893
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Design Drawing for Perfume Container Exhibited at 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago
  • Artist: Tiffany & Co. (American, New York, NY, 1837–present)
  • Date: ca. 1893
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Graphite, watercolor, ink wash, and ink on off-white wove paper, black ink on reverse
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (18.1 x 14 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Tiffany and Co., 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.1047.12
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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