Design for a Vase: two handles, no cover. In upper right corner, a smaller, simpler shape (recto); Part of a Chalk Drawing (verso)

Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 18th century Italian

18th century

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Title: Design for a Vase: two handles, no cover. In upper right corner, a smaller, simpler shape (recto); Part of a Chalk Drawing (verso)
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 18th century
Date: 18th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (recto); red chalk (verso)
Dimensions: 6-1/4 x 4-7/16 in. (15.9 x 11.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of János Scholz, 1955
Object Number: 55.658.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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