Theorem Painting

Name/Title

Theorem Painting

Entry/Object ID

2014.60.1257

Description

Unfinished watercolor theorem painting showing a double-handled vase holding various fruit, including a watermelon, grapes, apples, a pear, a lemon, a peach, strawberries, and cherries. The empty space between the fruits is filled with a light blue wash. Stylized, saw-tooth leaves frame the grouping. Red fruits, and presumably those in colors that utilized red (possibly oranges) are unpainted.

Type of Painting

Paper

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor

Subject

Fruit

Context

Painted by Judith French Twing in Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2014.60

Source or Donor

Barre Historical Society, Inc.

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Twing, Judith French (1785-1864)

Date made

circa 1814 - circa 1850

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

15-1/4 in