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Drawing, Wild Plantain, 20 Feet High, Jamaica, June 1865

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil over graphite on tan 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.

Its dimensions are

30.5 × 33.9 cm (12 in. × 13 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in black oil paint, lower left: Jamaica / June 65; in green oil paint, lower right: Wild / Plantain / 20 Feet high

Cite this object as

Drawing, Wild Plantain, 20 Feet High, Jamaica, June 1865; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Jamaica; oil over graphite on tan paperboard ; 30.5 × 33.9 cm (12 in. × 13 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-339-a

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