Painting

Title:

Crown Imperial

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1945.016.18

Creator:

Mitchell, Margaret (1784-1867)

Place of Origin:

Roxbury, MA

Date:

circa 1800

Description:

Still life painting, Crown Imperial, by Margaret Mitchell (1784-1867), c. 1800. Watercolor on paper. Four bell-shaped flowers on a single stem; flowers are orange. Long narrow leaves both at base of stem and forming a crown above the blossoms. Area of composition outlined in pencil. Ink inscription on lower margin at right: "Crown Imperial". Watermark partially visible at upper left. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.35 W-7.6 inches

Provenance:

One of a series of flower pictures believed to have been made by Margaret Mitchell, who was born in Peterborough, NH, apparently attended Susanna Rowson's Academy near Boston, and is said to have taught school in New Ipswich, NH, before her marriage.

The collection of needlework, drawings, and related objects owned by Margaret Mitchell was left to Jeannie M. Bradford (1844-1895) of Francestown, NH, by her mother, Jane Bradford (1819-1889), the daughter of Margaret Mitchell. Jeannie Bradford bequeathed the collection to her friend, Mary F. Gilchrist (1842-1903). Mary Gilchrist bequeathed the collection to her nephew, Harry W. Gilchrist (1868-1937) of Meredith, NH. Mattie Estella Bean Gilchrist (1865-1954), the wife of the Harry W. Gilchrist donated the collection to the New Hampshire Historical Society on July 13, 1945.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mattie Estella Bean Gilchrist, in Memory of Harry Wilbur Gilchrist

People:

Mitchell, Margaret (1784-1867), Bradford, Jane (1819-1889), Bradford, Jeannie M. (1844-1895), Gilchrist, Mary F. (1842-1903), Gilchrist, Harry W. (1868-1937), Gilchrist, Mattie Estella Bean (1865-1954)

Subjects:

Crown Imperial, Flowers, Still life paintings, Still lifes