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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1910

  • Work on this object ended.

1938

  • We acquired this object.

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Ephemera, The Nest, Illustration to the Sea Gull's Letter

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. 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.

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink, lower right: CHURCH.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left margin: Illustration / to the Sea Gull's Letter - THE NEST. [underlined]

Cite this object as

Ephemera, The Nest, Illustration to the Sea Gull's Letter; Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; pen and black ink on paper; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-524

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