Bernice in the Garden

Painting

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Name/Title

Bernice in the Garden

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.2

Tags

Pending Curatorial Review

Description

Oil on porcelain painting depicting a young girl (Bernice) sitting barefoot in the garden with her hat on her lap.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject

Garden; hat; landscape; trees

Cataloged By

Joy Tahan Ruddell

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Source or Donor

Handumy Jean

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Handumy J. Tahan

Made/Created

Artist

Monello

Date made

1946

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

Artist's first name is unknown at this time. Further research required

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

lower right corner of artwork (face)

Transcription

Monello

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Garden; hat; landscape; trees

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

10 in

Width

15 in

Depth

1 in

Dimension Description

Porcelain plate

Height

8 in

Width

6 in

Depth

1/4 in

Accessories

Accessory

Frame

Notes

frame is not backed. Porcelain is exposed, held in place by small framing nails.

Location

Location

Shelf

Shelf 4

Cabinet

Cabinet 3

Room

Room A

Building

Offsite storage

Date

April 16, 2020

Cabinet

6F

Room

Side Storage Room

Building

Museum Main

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Soiling/Grime

Date Examined

Jan 20, 2020

Examined By

Joy Tahan Ruddell

Cleanliness

The painting and frame have a thick coat of dust

Surface

Surface is dusty/soiled

Notes

see attached report for details.

Recommendations

Needs attention - cleaning. Recommend sending to conservator for treatment.

Conservation

Conservation Purpose

For Exhibition

Treatment

Acute Treatment

General Cleaning

Date(s)

Feb 20, 2020

Conservator

ACdR Conservation LLC

Treatment Notes

See Conservation Report

Primary Contact

Elise Yvonne Rousseau

Valuations

Valuation Type

Donor Estimate

Value

$4,500.00

Date

Jan 2020

Notes

Value on gift agreement

Exhibition

From Landscapes to Interiors: Flowers, Buildings and People in Art

Outgoing Loans

Loan Out

OL2020.2

Shipping

Shipping Container

Crate 1

Created By

Joy Tahan Ruddell

Create Date

January 28, 2020

Updated By

Joy Tahan Ruddell

Update Date

December 30, 2021