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, Suspense

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. 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 pen and black ink, lower left: F S Church

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink over graphite, lower center: "Suspense."; in graphite, lower left [later addition]: One of my first sketches F.S. Church

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Suspense; Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-440

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