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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, Sketches for “The Prudent Tiger” in “Comic Fables, Out of The World Series”

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated ca. 1877 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, pen and black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

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Ephemera, Sketches for “The Prudent Tiger” in “Comic Fables, Out of The World Series”; Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; graphite, pen and black ink on paper; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-183

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