Botanical Sketches of Ferns and Bamboo, Jamaica

Pencil sketches on pale gray paper show fern fronds and a spiky leafy sprig, with a small shaded mass at upper right and handwritten notes in graphite below. A round paper seal sits at lower right, and the handwriting appears to read Jamaica near the top.

Artist

Frederic Edwin Church

Date

May–September 1865

Medium

Graphite on gray wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 2364 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum