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Drawing, Coconut Palm, Two Views

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1853 or 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan 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

18.3 × 10.8 cm (7 3/16 × 4 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d

Cite this object as

Drawing, Coconut Palm, Two Views; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan paper ; 18.3 × 10.8 cm (7 3/16 × 4 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-215

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