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Painting

Title:
Untitled
Object Name:
Painting
Object ID:
1942.002.22
Creator:
Unknown
Date:
circa 1840
Description:
Still life painting, untitled, unknown artist, c. 1840. Watercolor on paper. Green hummingbird with brown breast, sipping nectar from pink flowers with green leaves. Unsigned. Typed label adhered to backboard: "1942 Loan / M.H. Jewell". Pencil inscription on backboard: "Bought [ ? ] / auction in / Lempster N.H." Gilded gesso over molded wood frame, glazed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-4.5 W-4 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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