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Drawing, "The Brownies on the Canal," Illustration for "Another Brownie Book" (New York, Century Company, 1890, p. 134)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Palmer Cox and published by The Century Company. It is dated 1890 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is graphite, pen and black ink over pencil on slick white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 29.2 × 24.7 cm (11 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink, lower right: Palmer Cox

Cite this object as

Drawing, "The Brownies on the Canal," Illustration for "Another Brownie Book" (New York, Century Company, 1890, p. 134); Palmer Cox (1840 – 1924); Published by The Century Company; USA; graphite, pen and black ink over pencil on slick white paper; H x W: 29.2 × 24.7 cm (11 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop; 1957-185-3

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