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Drawing, Study of Thistles
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Sophia L. Crownfield. It is dated ca. 1890 and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is brush and oil on black paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
English designers like William Morris (1836– 1896) and his contemporaries often used a boldly stylized version of the thistle plant in their designs for textiles and wallpaper. Crownfield’s treatment of thistles (left) shows a freer, yet realistic treatment of this plant form, which carries over into her printed Cheney silk (center) of orange thistle flowers on olive green stems.
This object was
donated by
Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney.
It is credited Gift of Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney.
Its dimensions are
35.2 × 26.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 9/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Drawing, Study of Thistles; Designed by Sophia L. Crownfield (American, 1862–1929); USA; brush and oil on black paper; 35.2 × 26.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 9/16 in.); Gift of Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney; 1937-59-4
