Painting

Title:

Untitled

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1945.016.21

Creator:

Mitchell, Margaret (1784-1867)

Date:

circa 1800

Description:

Still life painting, untitled, by Margaret Mitchell (1784-1867), c.1800. Watercolor on paper. Two butterflies; right butterfly has blue and black wings with red dots; left butterfly has white wings with brown dots and a yellow body; left butterfly is also grasping a green leafy branch in center. Pencil inscription: "Timon South America". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-8.2 W-6.3 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:

Butterflies, Still life paintings, Still lifes