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Drawing, Design for an embroidered "gilet" of the Fabrique de St. Ruf, ca. 1785

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is brush and gouache on glazed tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

24.9 x 22.9 cm (9 13/16 in. x 9 in.)

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Drawing, Design for an embroidered "gilet" of the Fabrique de St. Ruf, ca. 1785; France; brush and gouache on glazed tracing paper; 24.9 x 22.9 cm (9 13/16 in. x 9 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1920-36-81

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