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Drawing, Wall Decoration: Urn

This is a Drawing. It was created by Michelangelo Pergolesi. We acquired it in 1980. Its medium is watercolor over graphite, pen and black ink, ruled border in brushed black, support: white laid paper, laid down on white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

  • Urn, ca. 1780
  • tin-glazed earthenware.
  • Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
  • 2017-20-4

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Drawing, Wall Decoration: Urn; Michelangelo Pergolesi (Italian, active ca. 1760–1801); England; watercolor over graphite, pen and black ink, ruled border in brushed black, support: white laid paper, laid down on white wove paper; 1980-32-1473

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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