Creator |
Douglass, S. M. (Sarah Mapps), 1806-1882, artist. |
Title |
[Vase of flowers] [graphic] / S.M.D. |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1843 |
Date |
1843 |
Physical Description |
1 drawing: graphite drawing; overall 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 in.) |
Description |
Album page with embossed border and containing a drawing of a vase of flowers. Shows an arrangement of flowers including roses,
camellias, pansies and forget-me-nots, in an urn-shaped vase. Border is composed of a leaf design.
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Notes |
Title supplied by cataloguer. |
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Date from album page. |
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RVCDC |
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Description revised 2022. |
Biographical / historical note |
Douglass, was an artist, prominent Quaker member of the Philadelphia African American elite community, educator, and anti-slavery
activist.
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Subject |
Flowers. |
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Vases. |
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African American women artists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Genre |
Graphite drawings -- 1840-1850. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Martina Dickerson album [13859.Q.78] |
Accession number |
13859.Q.78 |