Bird, Butterfly, and Pear

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Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Bird perched on branch which bears a pear, red and white blossoms, and leaves with a ladybug. Butterfly in upper right corner.

Credit Line

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Date

18th century

Accession Number

1923-22-17

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

nature studies

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Brush and black ink, watercolor, graphite traces on coated wove paper

Dimensions

20.2 x 27.3 cm (7 15/16 x 10 3/4 in.)

made in

England or France

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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CC0

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq40c4e8f5c-a8d4-4d3d-9b88-c4b586134756

Record ID

chndm_1923-22-17

Bird, Butterfly, and Pear

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