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
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.
