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Drawing, Somes, Mt. Desert

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated ca. 1856 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, white crayon on brown paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

17.1 × 23.5 cm (6 3/4 × 9 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: Somes _ Mt Desert

Cite this object as

Drawing, Somes, Mt. Desert; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite, white crayon on brown paper; 17.1 × 23.5 cm (6 3/4 × 9 1/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1037

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