Three designs for decorative borders

Title	Three designs for decorative borders
Artist	Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise
Date	1830–97 19th century
Medium	pen and ink, wash and watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Classification	Drawings
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Dodge Fund, 1967
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Three designs for decorative borders” is a work by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, dated 1830–97. It is executed in pen and ink, wash and watercolor over graphite on wove paper and classified as drawings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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