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.