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Drawing, Sketches from Bordighera, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Samuel Colman. It is dated March 1874 and we acquired it in 1939. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite on grey-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

12.5 × 27.5 cm (4 15/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: [?] / o green; B5[?]; RS Brown

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches from Bordighera, Italy; Samuel Colman (American, 1832 - 1920); USA; brush and gouache, graphite on grey-blue paper; 12.5 × 27.5 cm (4 15/16 × 10 13/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman; 1939-85-58

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