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Drawing, Design a Chair Crest Rail

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated 1780–90 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown, red ink, brush and brown wash, on off-white 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

13.5 x 26.3 cm (5 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design a Chair Crest Rail; Architect: Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and brown, red ink, brush and brown wash, on off-white laid paper, lined; 13.5 x 26.3 cm (5 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-440

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