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1947

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Seaweed, Polysiphonia Formosa and Polysiphonia Gracilis (?) from Thames River, New London, Connecticut

This is a seaweed. It was created by Eliza M. French. It is dated 1850 and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is pen and ink and algae mounted on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

19.7 × 12.5 cm (7 3/4 × 4 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed at lower center: Thames River, April

Cite this object as

Seaweed, Polysiphonia Formosa and Polysiphonia Gracilis (?) from Thames River, New London, Connecticut; Eliza M. French (American, 1809 – 1889); USA; pen and ink and algae mounted on paper; 19.7 × 12.5 cm (7 3/4 × 4 15/16 in.); 1947-131-128

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