Caroline Harrison: Box of Notecards
Name/Title
Caroline Harrison: Box of NotecardsEntry/Object ID
2013.10.15 A B C D EDescription
A box of notecards [A], "A First Lady's Floral Notes" with a picture of Caroline Harrison at the top. There are four different pictures of orchids that were painted by Caroline Harrison while she was in the White House. There are three notes each of the four depictions of orchids; a total of twelve cards and envelopes inside the box. This box was sold at the DAR Museum gift store in Washington. [B] is card from "A White House Orchid (1892}; [C] is from a watercolor of white orchids cascading out of green leaves; [D] is from a painted china plaque of purple orchids and green foliage; [E] is from a watercolor of blue orchids sprouting from long stems through green leaves.Collection
Permanent CollectionCategory
Notecards, Card, Envelope, China, Watercolor