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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.19.5
People
Edward Martin Taber, American (Staten Island, NY 1863 - 1896 Washington, CT)
Title
Yellow Birch in Hemlock Stump
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Yellow Birch Growing Inside Stump of Hemlock
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/307824

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on thin buff wove paper
Dimensions
20.4 x 13.3 cm (8 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.r., graphite: Yellow birch / growing inside / Stump of hemlock / Oct 30th Stowe / Vt
  • inscription: verso, graphite: 313
  • inscription: verso, graphite: A12150 #3
  • inscription: verso, graphite: mat woodframe
  • inscription: verso, graphite: 4 in.
  • inscription: verso, graphite: #57
  • inscription: verso, blue pencil: [encircled:] 57

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Henry Holt, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Holt
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.19.5
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Edward Martin Taber, Stowe Notes: Letters and Verses, Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston, MA, 1913), reproduced in b/w facing p. 181

Verification Level

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