Breakfront Bookcase

After Robert Morris British

early to mid-18th century

Not on view

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Title: Breakfront Bookcase
Artist: After Robert Morris (British, Twickenham, Surrey ca. 1701–1754 London)
Date: early to mid-18th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash and watercolor
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/8 x 6 3/16 in. (23.1 x 15.7 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.567.10
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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