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Drawing, Laundry Hung Out to Dry

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1865–75 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil on white paperboard. 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.

  • Travel Iron (Denmark)
  • cast metal, molded plastic, fabric (cord).
  • Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
  • 1998-9-1

Its dimensions are

20.7 × 28 cm (8 1/8 × 11 in.)

It has the following markings

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Laundry Hung Out to Dry; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil on white paperboard; 20.7 × 28 cm (8 1/8 × 11 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-327-a

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