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1962

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2015

2025

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Calligraphy, Fraktur: Gedächtniss (In Memory of) Jacob Hessel, ca. 1825

This is a Calligraphy. It is dated ca. 1825 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is calligraphy in brown ink, brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Hamill & Barker. It is credited Gift of Hamill and Barker.

Its dimensions are

19.6 × 24.5 cm (7 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Calligraphy, Fraktur: Gedächtniss (In Memory of) Jacob Hessel, ca. 1825; calligraphy in brown ink, brush and watercolor on paper; 19.6 × 24.5 cm (7 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Gift of Hamill and Barker; 1962-143-84

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