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Drawing, Sketches of Flowering Plants, 1856–73

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1856–73 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on gray-green wove 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

12.3 × 22.7 cm (4 13/16 × 8 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, at top left next to blossoming plant: faint purple; and at top right next to stem with blossoms: Golden rod

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Flowering Plants, 1856–73; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on gray-green wove paper; 12.3 × 22.7 cm (4 13/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-36-c

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