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Still Life with Fruit and Gold Band Cup, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Wightman, Thomas 1811-1888  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Johnson Collection, The 100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203 Spartanburg South Carolina 29306 Accession Number: 2011.03.15
Date:
1832
Notes:
The Johnson Collection, 2013.
Pennington, Estill Curtis, "Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings of the South, The Johnson Collection," Spartanburg, SC: The Johnson Collection, pg. 92.
Pennington, Estill Curtis, "Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings of the South, The Johnson Collection," Spartanburg, SC: The Johnson Collection, pg. 93.
(On back:) T. Wightman / 1932 signed
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Summary:
Still life of fruit including a cut watermelon with a knife, a partially peeled orange, and peaches. In front of the watermelon there is a white china cup adorned with a gold band.
Topic:
Still Life--Fruit--Watermelon  Search this
Still Life--Fruit--Peach  Search this
Still Life--Fruit--Orange  Search this
Still Life--Other--Flatware  Search this
Still Life--Other--Dish  Search this
Control number:
IAP 68670018
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_451184