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Drawing, Design for a carved wooden flower stand

This is a Drawing. It was created by François de Cuvilliés the Elder. It is dated 1780 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

28.7 × 20 cm (11 5/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a carved wooden flower stand; François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on paper; 28.7 × 20 cm (11 5/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-107

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