Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Yellow lady's slipper/Cypripedium calceolus |
Artist |
Jennie Bailey Whitney Furbish |
Description |
Watercolor on paper. Large green leaves and stems with two yellow blossoms at top. Artist has identified the wildflower as: "yellow lady's slipper". Watercolor is mounted on gray board and is unframed. |
Object Name |
Painting |
Catalog Number |
1977.0025 |
Year Range from |
1895 |
Year Range to |
1905 |
Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Sub-category |
Art |
Makers mark |
On back in pencil: "yellow lady's slipper/Cypripedium calceolus" |
Material |
paper, cardboard |
Provenance |
Artist has marked "25" on back indicating a series. This is 25 of 142 watercolors depicting wildflowers in the Little Compton area. Artist has compiled a notebook with details on each of the paintings. These were all donated to the historical society by her daughters. |