Artists' ToolsAmerican19th-20th century

Stencil

19th-20th century

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

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.

Classification

Artists' Tools

Medium

Cut brown cardboard

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.4 x 65 cm (10 13/16 x 25 9/16 in.)

Provenance

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.

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