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Gift of Eliot Nathaniel Bidwell, 1974.23.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Bowl of Roses
Gift of Eliot Nathaniel Bidwell, 1974.23.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Bowl of Roses

Date1897
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 15 × 18 1/8in. (38.1 × 46cm)
Frame (height x width): 18 1/2 × 21 3/4in. (47 × 55.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Eliot Nathaniel Bidwell
DescriptionFramed still life painting by Ethel Jenkins Bidwell of three roses types of roses in a white bowl that rests on what is probably a table top. The roses fill the bowl, branching out to the left of the bowl in the central and left portions of the painting. There are three deep red roses on the right, three pinkish roses next to them and one lying on the table, and two yellowish roses behind and to the left of these. One rose bud is located to the left of the other roses. The background is dark with tinges of red.
Object number1974.23.1
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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