Whorled Loosestrife / Lysimachia quadrifolia
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (20.6 x 10.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
SignedSigned lower right; dated June 2.
InscribedIs quite common in open woods and thickets from Canada to Georgia. Pliny the Roman naturalist says it is believed to take away strife. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.87
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Loosestrife Whorled. Set aside and not to be mounted by Committee decision of 1/21/56.Label TextWhorled Loosestrife / Lysimachia quadrifolia, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Is quite common in open woods and thickets from Canada to Georgia. Pliny the Roman naturalist says it is believed to take away strife. Museum collection 41.45.87 Exhibition HistoryNorfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk, VA, May 29 - October 2, 2015.
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
ca. 1934
