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Spandrel with Griffin in a Roundel
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Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Peslier sold; [to Brummer Gallery New York 1930] sold; to Fogg Art Museum 1948
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
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