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Illuminated Initial by Sara Ker, Cooper Union Art School — VisualArtsDB

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Illuminated Initial

Illuminated Initial

Illuminated Initial

Sara Ker Cooper Union Art School

1880

Medium: Water color, gold, on paper
Genre: Graphic design
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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