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Designs for Two Decorated Plates and a Candleholder with Cut Glass Drops

Patron Probably commissioned by Samuel Alcock & Company British
1845–55
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Designs for Two Decorated Plates and a Candleholder with Cut Glass Drops
  • Artist: Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill] (British, London 1804–1872 London)
  • Patron: Probably commissioned by Samuel Alcock & Company (British, active ca. 1828–59)
  • Date: 1845–55
  • Medium: Pen and ink, watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
  • Dimensions: sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 in. (42.5 x 29 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.527(34)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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