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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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1902

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1938

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Ephemera, Special, ca. 1897

This is a Ephemera. It was created by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated ca. 1897 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown 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

10.5 × 23.6 cm (4 1/8 × 9 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: “Special”; center: Dr. Dudley Tenny / 44. 50 tooth ST [underlined]; center right: 1 / 2 / 3

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Special, ca. 1897; Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; pen and brown ink on paper; 10.5 × 23.6 cm (4 1/8 × 9 5/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-46

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