Sweetleaf Horse Sugar / Symplocos tinctoria
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 6 3/8 in. (22.9 x 16.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
SignedSigned right of center; dated April 9.
InscribedFound in woods from Delaware to Florida, blooming from March through April. The root is a valuable remedy for indigestion. Its leaves afford a yellow dye. They are also eaten by cattle. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.33
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Sweetleaf Horse Sugar.Label TextSweetleaf Horse Sugar / Symplocos tinctoria, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Found in woods from Delaware to Florida, blooming from March through April. The root is a valuable remedy for indigestion. Its leaves afford a yellow dye. They are also eaten by cattle. Museum collection 41.45.33 Exhibition HistoryShown at June 1970 meeting of the Chevy Chase, Maryland, Garden Club by (Mrs. John A.) Virginia Tyler Webster Horticulture Chairman. "Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
