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Exceptional ABC - 2 part - translucent teacher is Cupid

1800
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Exceptional ABC - 2 part - translucent teacher is Cupid
  • Artist: Friedrich Frister (Austrian, 1762–1832)
  • Date: 1800
  • Medium: Heavy card stock, lithography, watercolor, ribbon
  • Dimensions: Width: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
    Height: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Ephemera, Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
  • Object Number: 1984.1164.482
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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