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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

Drawing, Botanical Sketch, Pride of the Mountain

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 2, 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 22.2 x 27.4 cm (8 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, at top left: rich pink; again, at upper center: splendid rose / deep; and at bottom left: Pride of the mountains / leaves rich dark green / with light bluish green tops / [Aug is struck out] Sept 2d . Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: rich pink / Splendid rose deep; in graphite, lower left: Pride of the Mountains / leaves rich dark green / with light bluish green tips / [struckout: Aug] Sept. 2d

Cite this object as

Drawing, Botanical Sketch, Pride of the Mountain; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); graphite on tan wove paper; Sheet: 22.2 x 27.4 cm (8 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-119-c

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