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, "Of course it's rather late to bring out a brood, but thank goodness they can't eat them up this Thanksgiving."

This is a Ephemera. It was created by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney and published by Harper & Bros.. It is dated 1873 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 lower right.

It is inscribed

Inscribed upper right: Early sketch for Harpers 1875; caption below.

Cite this object as

Ephemera, "Of course it's rather late to bring out a brood, but thank goodness they can't eat them up this Thanksgiving."; Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); Published by Harper & Bros.; USA; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-430

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