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Drawing, Botanical Study, Colombia or Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1853 or 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

10.9 × 18.5 cm (4 5/16 × 7 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, verso upper left: leaf; in graphite, verso upper center: Splendid / Bunches of / strong [struckout: cadmium] / sienna yellow / flowers -- vine; in graphite, verso upper right: Delicate vine / yellow green; in graphite, verso lower center: yellow flowers in / bunches; in graphite, verso lower right: Remember the / delicate vines like cobwebs / woven among the bushes and trees -- / silvery, grey, grey green yellow / & other colors

Cite this object as

Drawing, Botanical Study, Colombia or Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 10.9 × 18.5 cm (4 5/16 × 7 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-883

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