Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art bookplate

Engraver Edwin Davis French American
1895
Not on view
Includes view of the Cruger Mansion, 14th street, home of the museum from 1873 to 1878. Bookplate signed in bottom left corner "E.D. French sc. 1895".

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  • Title: Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art bookplate
  • Engraver: Edwin Davis French
  • Date: 1895
  • Dimensions: Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
    Width: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Michael Friedsam 1932
  • Object Number: Z995 .M48 1873 item 1895b

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