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Drawing, Botanical Sketches, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on off-white 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

11 × 18.4 cm (4 5/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: 2 - pinkish white / very bright / 3 - Blackberry / red stems / 4 - Like cucumber / caruba / rose color; center: white flowers; lower right: Templado, Cool. / May

Cite this object as

Drawing, Botanical Sketches, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; 11 × 18.4 cm (4 5/16 × 7 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-835-a

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