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Drawing, Plant Study for Shamrock and Flower, ca. 1878

This is a Drawing. It was created by Kenyon Cox. It is dated ca. 1878 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is brush and watercolor, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Allyn Cox. It is credited Gift of Allyn Cox.

Its dimensions are

12.5 × 18.1 cm (4 15/16 × 7 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Stems darker at end / [?] stripes on / petals-.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Plant Study for Shamrock and Flower, ca. 1878; Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919); USA; brush and watercolor, graphite on paper; 12.5 × 18.1 cm (4 15/16 × 7 1/8 in.); Gift of Allyn Cox; 1960-83-109

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