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Drawing, Sketches of Plants and Tree Ferns near Jorje, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 23, 1857 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

30.2 × 42.1 cm (11 7/8 × 16 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center left: stems dark Tree Ferns / green; center right: 4 / 5 2 / 2 / 3; lower center: July 23d /57; lower right: 2 orange / 3 - yellow verona light / 4 - green - 5 - Similar in color and / texture to [---] cabbage

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Plants and Tree Ferns near Jorje, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; graphite on tan wove paper; 30.2 × 42.1 cm (11 7/8 × 16 9/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-857

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