Urn and Funerary Altar
Urn and Funerary Altar

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Urn and Funerary Altar,

18th century

French
1997-572

Information

Title
Urn and Funerary Altar
Dates

18th century

Medium
Pen and dark ink, brown wash, over graphite
Dimensions
22.8 x 18.9 cm (9 x 7 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Townsend Vermeule, honorary degree holder ofthe Class of 1989 and Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III, in memory of Alphaeus Hyatt Mayor, Class of 1922, George Rodney Meneely, Class of 1933, and Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule, Jr., Class of 1917
Object Number
1997-572
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
graphite, ink, laid paper, wash
Subject
urns, funerary structures, altars

Emily Townsend Vermeule and Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III;

Gift to the Princeton University Art Museum

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