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Study of Peony Stalk with Blossoms

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Sophia L. Crownfield, (American, 1862–1929)

    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.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney

    Date

    early 20th century

    Accession Number

    1937-59-23

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    nature studies

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    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.)

    made in

    USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq40332ca69-21b9-467a-9629-35e29257752d

    Record ID

    chndm_1937-59-23

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