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Drawing, Botanical Studies, Colombia or Ecuador
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1853 or 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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.
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Its dimensions are
10.8 × 18.6 cm (4 1/4 × 7 5/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: White Flower; in graphite, upper right: Fruit red [---] / [---] [---]; in graphite, center right: Guyanas / bananas; in graphite, lower left: bud / red; in graphite, lower right: sod
Cite this object as
Drawing, Botanical Studies, Colombia or Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; 10.8 × 18.6 cm (4 1/4 × 7 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-836-b
