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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2024

Drawing, Sketches of Sailing Boats, a Plant, and a Thumb

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1844 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 25.8 x 38.8 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: two zig-zag lines.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite at center: under light upper dark / The ribs of the leaves are light / or dark according to the position; and dated at top center.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Sailing Boats, a Plant, and a Thumb; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on paper; Sheet: 25.8 x 38.8 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-32

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