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Drawing, Botanical Studies, Jamaica
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 1865 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
24.2 × 30.6 cm (9 1/2 × 12 1/16 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, upper left: 2 - yellow / leaves blotched / at the edges with maroon; in graphite, upper center: veins light yel green / leaf rich green slightly bronzed; in graphite, center: Bush with / pinkish white / flower like / Honey Suckle / leaves from 2 or 3 inches long; in graphite, lower left: Spanish / Bayonet / dead leaves / caught among the / spikes / dead spikes / dead palm leaf / color; in graphite, lower center: plant leaves / resemble the / sensitive plant; in graphite, lower right: 3 - lower leaves yellowish / six feet high / Jamaica May 1865
Cite this object as
Drawing, Botanical Studies, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Jamaica; graphite on tan wove paper; 24.2 × 30.6 cm (9 1/2 × 12 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-340
