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Drawing, Unfinished Design for a Waistcoat

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1780-1790 and we acquired it in 1906. Its medium is pencil and various gouache colors on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Jacob H. Schiff. It is credited Gift of Jacob H. Schiff.

Its dimensions are

16.8 × 32.7 cm (6 5/8 × 12 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Written with ink, left top corner: "2."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Unfinished Design for a Waistcoat; France; pencil and various gouache colors on paper; 16.8 × 32.7 cm (6 5/8 × 12 7/8 in.); Gift of Jacob H. Schiff; 1906-21-208

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