Trumpet Trees, Jamaica

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Botanical sketch of five young trumpet trees in the Jamaican jungle. Trees comprise central focus, with some foliage and soil at their bases. Broad leaves rendered in white and green. Dark green ground visible in background.
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
May 1865
Accession Number
1917-4-676-a
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
nature studies
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Oil and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
29.3 × 17.5 cm (11 9/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
place depicted
Jamaica
made in
Jamaica
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1917-4-676-a
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4fecc8c3b-9054-451a-9873-cbc9164c1c20
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