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Drawing, Century Plant in Bloom, Jamaica
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 14, 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache 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
30.7 × 24.2 cm (12 1/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, center, L,457c
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, center right: 3 / 2 / 4 / 3 / 2; in graphite, right margin: 2 - green stem / 3 - green / a little more / yellowish than 2 / 4 - light brown / where turned / over greyish; in graphite, lower right: Stem - grass green with / a faint bluish bloom / Flowers brilliant and / strong cadmium orange / very full - / Century Plant / Agave Americana / Jamaica June 14th / /65; in graphite, lower center: yellowish tips
Cite this object as
Drawing, Century Plant in Bloom, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Jamaica; graphite and white gouache on tan wove paper; 30.7 × 24.2 cm (12 1/16 × 9 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-20
