Design for the Decoration of Firearms

Designer Workshop of Nicolas Noël Boutet French

ca. 1797–1805

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Title: Design for the Decoration of Firearms
Designer: Workshop of Nicolas Noël Boutet (French, Versailles and Paris, 1761–1833)
Date: ca. 1797–1805
Geography: Versailles
Culture: French, Versailles
Medium: Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper
Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (13.3 x 5.7 cm)
Classification: Works on Paper-Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Clay P. Bedford Gift, 2004
Object Number: 2004.101.60
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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