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Drawing, Sketches of Schooners and a Day Beacon, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July–September 1850 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on laminated 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

25.1 × 18.1 cm (9 7/8 × 7 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, center left, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d; in brown ink, verso center, L.457e

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Schooners and a Day Beacon, Mt. Desert Island, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on laminated paper; 25.1 × 18.1 cm (9 7/8 × 7 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-271-a

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