This and 276 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Scraps and Sketches by Frederick [sic] S. Church vol. II.

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Ephemera, Wonder Pictures, Illustration for "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys" (Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1884, frontispiece)

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney and published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company. It is dated 1884 and we acquired it in 1938. 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.

It is signed

Signed in print, lower left: Church Del.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in print, lower center: Wonder Pictures

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Wonder Pictures, Illustration for "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys" (Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1884, frontispiece); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company (United States); Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); USA; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-298

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