Study for a Border Design — Charles Sprague Pearce

Charles Sprague Pearce

Study for a Border Design

1890/1897

Dating
Date range
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
black conté crayon on tan wove paper
Dimensions
sheet (irregular): 4.9 × 24.4 cm (1 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.) mount: 29.9 × 45.6 cm (11 3/4 × 17 15/16 in.)
Collection no.
1995.24.58
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Study for a Border Design — Charles Sprague Pearce. 1890/1897.

Medium: black conté crayon on tan wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet (irregular): 4.9 × 24.4 cm (1 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.) mount: 29.9 × 45.6 cm (11 3/4 × 17 15/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1995.24.58. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borghi.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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