Sketchbook folio
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William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905. 1890–1900. Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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Sketchbook folioObject type
Sketchbook folio is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Sketchbook folio” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Sketchbook folio
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
PaperMaterial
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
InkMaterial
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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