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Drawing, Ant's Nest on a Tree Trunk, Jamaica

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May–August 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan 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

30.5 × 24.1 cm (12 in. × 9 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Verso: Inscribed in graphite, at center: Variety of Night-blooming / cereus, growing out of / duck-ant's nest

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ant's Nest on a Tree Trunk, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Jamaica; graphite on tan wove paper; 30.5 × 24.1 cm (12 in. × 9 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-607-b

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