Two stencils from Allen Holcomb ledger

Allen Holcomb American

1809–33

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Title: Two stencils from Allen Holcomb ledger
Artist: Allen Holcomb (American, 1782–1860)
Date: 1809–33
Medium: Stencil cut out of ledger page, with colored ink around edges
Classification: Miscellaneous
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.31.1(1,2)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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