| Date: | 1884 |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "FSchafer. 84", initials conjoined in a monogram, in the charactristic block letter hand of the artist. |
| Verso: | l/c "On Slate Creek / Cal." |
| Provenance: | In the family by 1901 or 1904; by descent in the family to private collection, northern California, by 2011. |
| Citations: | Personal communication with the owner, 2011. |
| Site: | Probably the Slate Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains. |
| Note: | The acquisition date in the provenance is based on a photograph of the painting in the family living room that was taken during a visit of the 2011 owner's great grandfather. He visited in both 1900 and 1904, but it is not known on which visit the photograph was taken. |
| Legend: | May have been purchased in the late 19th century from a San Francisco banker. |
| Identification: | Title from verso inscription. |
| In index(es): | Title list, mountain streams through a forest |
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