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Drawing, Pleasure Boats, Lake Lucerne

This is a Drawing. It was created by Samuel Colman. It is dated July 10, 1872 and we acquired it in 1939. Its medium is brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on gray-blue 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

14.2 × 19.2 cm (5 9/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Pleasure boats Lake Lucerne - July 10th 1872.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Pleasure Boats, Lake Lucerne; Samuel Colman (American, 1832 - 1920); USA; brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on gray-blue paper; 14.2 × 19.2 cm (5 9/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman; 1939-85-21-a

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