19th-20th century
The stencil was affixed to the recto of the page; it is now loose. There are pinholes in the cardboard. There is gold paint around the design where the stencil was used.
27.4 x 65 cm (10 13/16 x 25 9/16 in.)
To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; gift of Mrs. Ormond to the Fogg Art Museum, 1937.
Metal stencil for pochoir
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