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Drawing, Indian Encampment on the Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1851 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on light brown 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

31.7 × 44.7 cm (12 1/2 × 17 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper center: Indian Encampment Grand Manan / Mem - frozen fingers - / 2; upper right: 2 - Distant / 3 - outside white & black / 4 - red & [struck out: whithis] whitish; lower right: 4 3 / - Sep 1851 -

Cite this object as

Drawing, Indian Encampment on the Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on light brown wove paper; 31.7 × 44.7 cm (12 1/2 × 17 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1274

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