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Flamingoes (recto and verso) Design for Batik wall covering
Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof (Dutch, 1866–1924)
about 1895
Medium/Technique
Brush, pen and black ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 42.1 x 34 cm (16 9/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Sheldon and Leena Peck
Accession Number2006.1234
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Marks
Watermark: Rampant lion with arrows and sword, surrounded by crowned circle, with the words "Propatria Eiusque Libertate" within the circle. Countermark: WHB. Probably from a mill in Vryheyt.
InscriptionsVerso, l.r. in graphite: G. W. Dijsselhof design for rooms of dr. W. van Hoorn (1896/98)
Provenance2006, sold by E. H. Ariëns Kappers (dealer), Amsterdam, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 2006)