This and 281 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Scraps and Sketches by Frederick [sic] S. Church vol. 1.

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Ephemera, Silence, ca. 1885

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated ca. 1885 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

14.8 × 20 cm (5 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Signed in graphite, lower right: F.S. Church

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Silence, ca. 1885; Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; etching on paper; 14.8 × 20 cm (5 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-117

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