Theorem painting

Item Information

Title:
Theorem painting
Description:
Stylized flowers in blue bowl stenciled and painted on white velvet. Bowl stands on brownish-orange table top. Mounted under glass. Molded wood frame with gilt gesso.
Date:
1815–1850
Format:
Paintings
Genre:
gesso
gilding (technique)
glass (material)
molding (forming)
painting (coating)
stenciling (process)
velvet (fabric weave)
wood (plant material)
theorems (paintings)
paintings (visual works)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
flowers (plant components)
floral patterns
Velvet
Glass
Gesso
Gilded
Stenciled
Painted
Molded
Flower
Bowl
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
19.875 in. x 22.375 in. (H x W); 17.125 in. x 19.625 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/8086
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.497
Identifier:
8086