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Design for Diamond Ring
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Hand-colored drawing, on card, of a design for a diamond and platinum ring with the specifications for eight diamonds. The design was for Mrs. R.M. Weyerhaeuser. The artist used similar cards as sales samples in his jewelry business which was established by his father, Ferdinand Hotz, in 1892.
1950
Hotz, Ferdinand Leonard, Chicago, Illinois
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W012GXU
WHi 104105
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