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Applique (Italy)

This is a Applique. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is wood covered with gesso, painted and gilded - iron pricket. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 28.5 x 9 x 4.5 cm (11 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Applique (Italy); wood covered with gesso, painted and gilded - iron pricket; H x W x D: 28.5 x 9 x 4.5 cm (11 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt; 1911-13-3-b

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