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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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Ephemera, Dreamers

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated 1886 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is etching in 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.

Its dimensions are

22.1 × 16.6 cm (8 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower left: F.S. Church / COPYRIGHT. 36.; signed in graphite, lower right: F.S. Church

It is inscribed

Inscribed in plate, upper right: DREAMERS

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Dreamers; Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; etching in black ink on paper; 22.1 × 16.6 cm (8 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-81

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