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This and 281 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Scraps and Sketches by Frederick [sic] S. Church vol. 1.

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Ephemera, The Brid-Bride

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated ca. 1889 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is etching in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

30.2 × 23.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.)

It is signed

Printed in plate, lower left: CHURCH.; signed in graphite, center right: F.S. Church

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center left: r. String(possibly); center right: F.S. Church

Cite this object as

Ephemera, The Brid-Bride; Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; etching in black ink on paper; 30.2 × 23.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-56

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