Name/Title
Floral Still Life by Kate FurbishEntry/Object ID
1992.75.17Description
A framed oil on silk floral still life painting by Kate Furbish. The flowers are primarily of white roses with slightly pink edges on black silk all conjoined by a leafy green vine. The flowers depicted appear to be Cherokee White Roses, a widespread, but invasive flower in Maine.
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Flowers, Still life, SilkExhibitions
14
Exhibition
Labor of Love: Creating Art and CommunityNotes
Silk painting is traditionally an Asian practice but had a resurgence of interest in France throughout the 19th century. Kate Furbish, with her fine art education, would have been very in tune with these trends and likely learned the oil-on-silk technique used in this painting during her time in Paris. The flowers depicted appear to be Cherokee White Roses, a widespread but invasive flower in Maine. The white roses are all conjoined by a leafy green vine, painted on black silk.