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, A Song, Illustration for American Illustrators: In Five Parts (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892)

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated 1892 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is etching 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

16.5 × 25.2 cm (6 1/2 × 9 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower left: F.S. CHURCH / NY 92.; signed in graphite, lower right: F.S. Church

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, bottom center: A Song

Cite this object as

Ephemera, A Song, Illustration for American Illustrators: In Five Parts (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892); Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; etching on paper; 16.5 × 25.2 cm (6 1/2 × 9 15/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-86

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