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Drawing, Carrizo Reed Plant, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May–August 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

10.8 × 18.5 cm (4 1/4 × 7 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: carrizo; verso upper left: Tree Fern / 2 - golden green; verso upper right: Flowers delicate / purple laky / tips lighter; verso center left: brown; verso lower right: greyish / green leaf / cool countries

Cite this object as

Drawing, Carrizo Reed Plant, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 10.8 × 18.5 cm (4 1/4 × 7 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-836-a

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