I found this one on my first visit to what feels like a treasure trove of an antiques shop in central Mass. which will become a regular stop of my routes out the way. Lushly rendered in watercolor and dated 1859, I find it quite a luscious reminder of what a sexy flower the iris is! And I really love that the Marian Marcelin, who signed it both at bottom right and on reverse, noted that she had raised this iris herself!
This gold edged paper mat was laid over the watercolor at some point fairly long ago, attached by rubber cement at top at bottom edges of the watercolor. I managed to gentle separate them, but there is glue residue along the top and bottom edges of the painting; a new mat could be overlaid, or this one remains in good condition and could remain paired with it. Watercolor itself 8 3/4" x 5 3/4". With mat: 9 7/8" x 7 1/2".
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