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Drawing, Boats on a Bay

This is a Drawing. It was created by Samuel Colman. It is dated 1870-80 and we acquired it in 1939. Its medium is pen and brown and black ink, brush and ink wash, graphite on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Samuel Colman. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman.

Its dimensions are

20 × 26.4 cm (7 7/8 × 10 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark in lower left and right of sheet

Cite this object as

Drawing, Boats on a Bay; Samuel Colman (American, 1832 - 1920); USA; pen and brown and black ink, brush and ink wash, graphite on off-white laid paper; 20 × 26.4 cm (7 7/8 × 10 3/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman; 1939-85-108

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