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, Beauty and the Beast, Illustration for Illustrated Catlogue Twenty-First Annual Exhibition of the American Water Color Society (1888)

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated 1888 and we acquired it in 1938. 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 inscribed

Inscribed in print, lower center margin: * 204—Beauty and the Beast—11 x 30—F. S. Church

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Beauty and the Beast, Illustration for Illustrated Catlogue Twenty-First Annual Exhibition of the American Water Color Society (1888); Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; 30.2 × 23.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-90

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