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Drawing, Cardamom and Arrowroot Sketches, Jamaica, June 1865
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green wove 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
27.3 × 44.3 cm (10 3/4 × 17 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped in ink, at lower center: Lugt 457c
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, lower left: Cardamom - / leaves rich deep green edges often tipped / with orange brown. Many dead twisted leaves which / and dead stalks are a luminous straw brown / Jamaica June /65; in graphite, lower right: Arrow Root / Edges of leaves red maroon blending into / the green of the leaf. Stems red - ribs on the / upper side sharp lines of dark maroon red / leaf reflects sky in a positive manner / Jamaica June /65
Cite this object as
Drawing, Cardamom and Arrowroot Sketches, Jamaica, June 1865; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Jamaica; graphite on grey-green wove paper; 27.3 × 44.3 cm (10 3/4 × 17 7/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-8
