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Drawing, Sketches from Mexico of Bowl, Rosette, and Figures

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1883 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on light green 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

10.2 × 17.6 cm (4 × 6 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: lights / coppery brown / greenish; lower left center: grain; lower right: Patzcuaro Lake

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches from Mexico of Bowl, Rosette, and Figures; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on light green paper; 10.2 × 17.6 cm (4 × 6 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1256-b

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