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Mercat

(American, 1863–1935)
1883–1935
Medium/TechniqueGraphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14.4 x 9.5 cm (5 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mildred Howells
Accession number50.3820
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsIn pencil at bottom of sheet "Mercat Half cat half / fish, filled with desire to eat / its own tail"
ProvenanceMildred Howells, Boston, MA; gift to MFA, December 14, 1950.
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