Afternoon Tea (The Brittany Maid)
Artist
Susan Watkins
(American, 1875 - 1913)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1903
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions57 5/8 × 44 1/2 × 3/8 in. (146.4 × 113 × 1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 62 3/4 × 49 3/4 × 3 in. (159.4 × 126.4 × 7.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 62 3/4 × 49 3/4 × 3 in. (159.4 × 126.4 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the James Thomas Watkins Family
Object number2022.41
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oil-on-canvas painting depicting a woman dressed in a black, in a furnished interior. There is a table set for tea, situated near to a window, which provides the primary source of light for the scene.ProvenanceDr. James T. Watkins, San Francisco by Descent to the current owners to CMA.Exhibition History1903, Paris Salon, Societe des Artistes Francais, No. 1750 1904, San Francisco (recorded in artist's record books, Chrysler Museum ArchivesPublished ReferencesParis World, May 1903 (Illustrated, clipping in Watkins scrapbook, Chrysler Museum Archives) The Daily Telegraph, May 4, 1903 (clipping in Watkins scrapbook, Chrysler Museum Archives) The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 31, 1903 (Illustrated, clippings in Watkins scrapbook, Chrysler Museum Archives)
