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Drawing, Study of Irises
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Sophia L. Crownfield. It is dated early 20th century and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is pen and ink, graphite and watercolor on yellow tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
For this iris study, Crownfield selected the bearded variety, using delicate flicks of white gouache and ink to depict the rows of hairs that direct insect pollinators to the flower’s center. A notation marked “A” at the bottom reads “lower petal held up by stable flower in background.” The two flowers closest to the bottom edge each have an “A” noting the area where Crownfield carefully observed how the petals were supported by the surrounding blossoms.
This object was
donated by
Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney.
It is credited Gift of Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney.
- Vase (England)
- glazed earthenware, overglaze lustre.
- Gift of David Schafer.
- 1986-42-4
Its dimensions are
47.1 × 59.2 cm (18 9/16 × 23 5/16 in.) Mat: 76.2 × 101.6 cm (30 × 40 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed in brush and black wash at bottom, center and bottom right corner, recto: S. L. Crownfield (inscribed by her sister, Gertrude); and at top, center: No. 13. Inscribed in pen and black ink by another hand: A lower petal held up by stable flower in background.
Cite this object as
Drawing, Study of Irises; Designed by Sophia L. Crownfield (American, 1862–1929); USA; pen and ink, graphite and watercolor on yellow tracing paper; 47.1 × 59.2 cm (18 9/16 × 23 5/16 in.) Mat: 76.2 × 101.6 cm (30 × 40 in.); Gift of Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney; 1937-59-37
