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Ephemera, A Pathetic Ballad

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated 1888 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is etching 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

7.4 × 13.7 cm (2 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower right: F.S. CHURCH N.Y 87.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: A Pathetic Ballad

Cite this object as

Ephemera, A Pathetic Ballad; Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; etching on paper; 7.4 × 13.7 cm (2 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-83

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