Crested Iris / Iris cristata
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (31.8 x 19.4 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 30.
InscribedFound in rich woods and banks and cliffs, in various provinces to Georgia, blooming in May. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.118
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Iris Crested Dwarf.Label TextCrested Iris / Iris cristata, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Found in rich woods and banks and cliffs, in various provinces to Georgia, blooming in May. Museum collection 41.45.118 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.
