Shell Border Pattern

ca. 1897

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Aquatint and drypoint. Black ink and graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 in. (36.8 x 28 cm)
Collection no.: 1980.1133.66
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Shell Border Pattern — Theodore Roussel. ca. 1897.

Medium: Aquatint and drypoint. Black ink and graphite. Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 in. (36.8 x 28 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1980.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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