Designs for a Ewer and a Candlestick

Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill] British

Patron Probably commissioned by Samuel Alcock & Company British

1845–55

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Title: Designs for a Ewer and a Candlestick
Artist: Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill] (British, London 1804–1872 London)
Patron: Probably commissioned by Samuel Alcock & Company (British, active ca. 1828–59)
Date: 1845–55
Medium: Graphite, pen and ink, brush and wash
Dimensions: sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 in. (42.5 x 29 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Object Number: 56.527(42)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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