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1905

  • Work on this object ended.

1939

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Head of a Rooster

This is a Drawing. It was created by Samuel Colman. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1939. Its medium is brush and watercolor and gouache, graphite on cream wove 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

13.9 × 13.7 cm (5 1/2 × 5 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Head of a Rooster; Samuel Colman (American, 1832 - 1920); USA; brush and watercolor and gouache, graphite on cream wove paper; 13.9 × 13.7 cm (5 1/2 × 5 3/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman; 1939-85-50

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