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Design for a Jewel Coffer on a Writing Stand

1770–75
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Jewel Coffer on a Writing Stand
  • Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century
  • Date: 1770–75
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray and colored wash, with graphite underdrawing
  • Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (35.9 x 23.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Raphael Esmerian, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.611.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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