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A Tray of Plaster Copies of Ancient Gems
Possibly by: Eduard Isaac Asser (Dutch, 1809–1894)
Possibly by: Alphonse Poitevin (French, 1819 – 1892)
Possibly by: Alphonse Poitevin (French, 1819 – 1892)
American
before 1889
Medium/Technique
Photolithograph on chine, mounted to wove
Dimensions
Sheet: 29.8 × 43 cm (11 3/4 × 16 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Walter Osborne
Accession NumberM6869
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Marks
Verso, stamped in lavender ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
InscriptionsLower left, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: Asser (or Poitevin)
Provenance1889, gift of John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C., to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 9, 1889)