Rattlesnake Weed / Hieracium venosum
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 10 11/16 x 7 3/16 in. (27.2 x 18.3 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 lower right; dated May 18.
InscribedThe small rosettes of the purple-veined leaves have an uncanny resemblance to the snake. This leaf is used as a remedy for snake bites, so it is said. The juice is supposed to remove warts. They are found in dry open woods and borders from May to October from Canada to Georgia. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.20
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Rattlesnake Weed.Label TextRattlesnake Weed / Hieracium venosum, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite The small rosettes of the purple-veined leaves have an uncanny resemblance to the snake. This leaf is used as a remedy for snake bites, so it is said. The juice is supposed to remove warts. They are found in dry open woods and borders from May to October from Canada to Georgia. Museum collection 41.45.20 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.
