Twig of Cherry Blossoms
Fidelia Bridges
(American, 1835–1923)
1872
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor on blue paper
DimensionsSheet: 29.2 × 22.9 cm (11 1/2 × 9 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jeffrey R. Brown in memory of Harry Clark, a dear friend, and in honor of Erica Hirshler, his beloved wife
Accession number2019.1938
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWatercolors
Collections
ProvenanceGift of the artist to Oliver Ingraham Lay (b. 1845 – d. 1890), Stratford, CT; by descent to his grandson, George C. Lay (b. 1912 – d. 2009), Stratford, CT [see note]; early 1980s, sold by George C. Lay to Jeffrey R. Brown, Brown-Corbin Fine Art, Lincoln, MA; 2019, gift of Jeffrey R. Brown to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2019)
NOTE: A signed typewritten note taped to the back of the drawing’s frame read "Fidelia Bridges was a close friend of my grandfather, Oliver Ingraham Lay, 1845 – 1890 and my mother's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William A Brown. I frequently visited her in Canaan, Conn. until her death in 1923./ The following described painting by Fidelia Bridges was among those given to the family and subsequently to me./ George C. Lay" (An oil portrait of Fidelia Bridges by Oliver Ingraham Lay is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.)
NOTE: A signed typewritten note taped to the back of the drawing’s frame read "Fidelia Bridges was a close friend of my grandfather, Oliver Ingraham Lay, 1845 – 1890 and my mother's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William A Brown. I frequently visited her in Canaan, Conn. until her death in 1923./ The following described painting by Fidelia Bridges was among those given to the family and subsequently to me./ George C. Lay" (An oil portrait of Fidelia Bridges by Oliver Ingraham Lay is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.)
There are no works to discover for this record.