painting - watercolor

Dublin Core

Title

painting - watercolor

Description

Watercolor and gouache painting on paper of white and pink roses with green leaves and other yellow flowers. The flowers and leaves sit in a bowl or vase on a gray marble slab. Written in ink in lower right corner: "Painted by C. Magee -- Loretto Convent A.D. 1856[?] / Marion Co Ky."

Based on the Loretto Academy records, the painter was likely Catherine (Kate) Magee, the daughter of James and Mary Ann Magee. Catherine was a boarding student at the Academy from the summer of 1854 through the spring of 1857.

Creator

Catherine Magee

Date

1850s

Format

12.5" x 16.5"

Type

Paintings

Identifier

2014.004.001

Files

2014.004.001_11zon.jpg

Citation

Catherine Magee, “painting - watercolor,” Loretto Heritage Center Artifacts, accessed May 18, 2024, https://lorettoheritagecenter.omeka.net/items/show/1671.