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Medium:
Pen and black ink, brush and bistre wash, black chalk on paper
Dimensions:
11.7 × 7 cm (4 5/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
Type:
numismatics
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Italy
Date:
ca. 1820
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for a badge of a medal. The medal consists of an ovoid showing a Maltese cross framed by a string of beads. On top is a crown which hangs from a knotted bow.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1938-88-906
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f63bd07b-edfc-44ec-9554-0552c728bf8f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-906