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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, Letter to Dr. Dudley Tenney

This is a Ephemera. It was written by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated December 27, 1888 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and black ink 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

20.3 × 12.5 cm (8 × 4 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper right: N.Y. Dec 27 / 88

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Letter to Dr. Dudley Tenney; Written by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; pen and black ink on paper; 20.3 × 12.5 cm (8 × 4 15/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-30

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