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Study of Peony Stalk with Blossoms

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Vertical sheet illustrating a peony stalk drawn just left of center. The stalk contains two blossoms - one fully opened closer to the foreground the other only partially, both in pale pink.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Sophia L. Crownfield, (American, 1862–1929)
Date
early 20th century
Credit Line
Gift of Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney
Medium
Brush and gouache, graphite on gray paper
Dimensions
64.8 × 50 cm (25 1/2 × 19 11/16 in.)
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22 in.)
Type
nature studies
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing

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