Lyre-Leaved Sage / Salvia lyrata
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 6 1/8 in. (25.4 x 15.5 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 9
InscribedFound in dry woods from New Jersey to Florida. Blooming from May to July. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.21
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Sage Lyre Leaved.Label TextLyre-Leaved Sage / Salvia lyrata, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Found in dry woods from New Jersey to Florida. Blooming from May to July. Museum collection 41.45.21 Exhibition History"Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
