Floral Composition

Dateca. 1830

MediumPaint on cotton velvet

DimensionsUnframed: 14 1/2 x 20 1/8in. (36.8 x 51.1cm) and Framed: 18 x 22 3/4in.

Credit LineGift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Object number1935.403.3

DescriptionA rounded grouping of flowers with no visible means of support.
The 2 3/4-inch molded and gilded frame is a preiod replacement.Label TextFreehand botanical details add realism to this oval composition of garden flowers and are most apparent in the pink lily in the lower portion of the theorem and the passion flower at upper left. The closely grouped arrangement may have been copied from a botanical print.ProvenanceFound in Massachusetts by Katrina Kipper of Accord, Mass.; purchased from Kipper by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller