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Drawing, Design for a fountain

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated 1787–88 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper, lined. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

19.9 x 14.3 cm (7 13/16 x 5 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457d and 457e)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a fountain; Architect: Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper, lined; 19.9 x 14.3 cm (7 13/16 x 5 5/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2103

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