Florence Griswold Museum - Thistle in a Field

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Thistle in a Field

1875
19th Century
14 in. x 10 in.

Fidelia Bridges, American, (1835–1923)

Medium and Support: oil on canvas

Credit Line: Florence Griswold Museum, Gift of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company

Accession Number: 2002.1.14

Bridges was one of the prime painters of the Pre-Raphaelite persuasion in America. She worked primarily in Stratford and in Canaan, Connecticut, producing delicate watercolors and a few oils, of which "Thistle in a Field" is one of the finest.

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image only Dimensions: 14 x 10 in.

Provenance History

Owner Name: George Lay
Role: Great-grandson of Oliver Lay
Place: Connecticut
Dates: 1981

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Finding Religion

Hartford Steam Boiler

The American Artist in Connecticut - 2002