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Drawing, Botanical Sketches of Ferns and Bamboo, Jamaica
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May–September 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray 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
11.5 × 19.8 cm (4 1/2 × 7 13/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, lower right, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: bamboos; in graphite, center: generally yellowish green; in graphite, lower center: Ferns silvery grey (bright) / brown - chocolate & / but on the hill side dead / leaves glitter like silver in / sunlight; in graphite, lower right: Interspersed the rich green / often brown and dead trees with / branches exquisite clothed in / moss grey and orange
Cite this object as
Drawing, Botanical Sketches of Ferns and Bamboo, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on gray wove paper; 11.5 × 19.8 cm (4 1/2 × 7 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-697
