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.)
