On the Piazza
c. 1908
20th Century
24 in. x 30 in. (609.6 mm. x 762 mm.)
William Chadwick,
American,
(1879–August 3, 1962)
Medium and Support:
oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mrs Elizabeth Chadwick O'Connell
Accession Number:
1975.7.1
An Impressionistic scene of a woman sitting at a dining table on the side porch of the Florence Griswold House c. 1908. The garden and trellis flowers are in full bloom. Glasses, fruit, and flowers are set on the table, which is covered with a white tablecloth. Five Windsor chairs and a wooden box also are seen on the porch. According to the donor, the woman in a large flowered hat, is an unidentified model.