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Shell Border Pattern

ca. 1897
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shell Border Pattern
  • Artist: Théodore Roussel (French, Lorient, Brittany 1847–1926 St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex)
  • Date: ca. 1897
  • Medium: Aquatint and drypoint. Black ink and graphite
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 in. (36.8 x 28 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1980
  • Object Number: 1980.1133.66
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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