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Drawing, Loons on Lake Millinocket, Maine, September 1878

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1878 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

10.2 × 16.7 cm (4 in. × 6 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center left: white / throat / loon; in graphite, lower right: Millinoket / Sep - 1878

Cite this object as

Drawing, Loons on Lake Millinocket, Maine, September 1878; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; 10.2 × 16.7 cm (4 in. × 6 9/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-255-a

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