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The Mermaid

F.S. Church, American, 1842–1924

x1942-212

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Title

The Mermaid

Maker

F.S. Church

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 21.5 x 13.8 cm. (8 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.) sheet: 30.8 x 23.8 cm. (12 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Mather Collection

Object Number

x1942-212

Inscription

Titled in plate, lower left: THE MERMAID Inscribed in plate, lower right: F.S. CHURCH

Culture

American

Type

prints, etchings

Subject

mythology, figures (representations), seahorses, oceans, women

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F.S. Church (American, 1842–1924), The Mermaid. Etching; 21.5 x 13.8 cm (plate), 30.8 x 23.8 cm (sheet). Mather Collection (x1942-212)

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