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Drawing, Papaya Tree, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 27, 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 26.1 x 17.7 cm (10 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower right: Papaya / May 27 - /57

Cite this object as

Drawing, Papaya Tree, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; graphite on tan paper; Sheet: 26.1 x 17.7 cm (10 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-192

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