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, Cherub and Roses

This is a Ephemera. It was created by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated ca. 1882 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is etching in sepia 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.

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower left: F.S. CHURCH.; in graphite, lower right: F.S.Church

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Cherub and Roses; Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; etching in sepia ink on paper; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-423

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