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FIDELIA BRIDGES

American, 1834-1923

"Marsh Mallow, By the Bay", ca. 1880-1884

watercolor
signed faintly lower left "F. Bridges"
13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (34.3 x 24.1 cm.) (sight), Frame: 22 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 1 in. (57.8 x 47.6 x 2.5 cm.)

  • Provenance: Private Collection, Vermont
  • Notes: This watercolor was reproduced as a chromolithograph by Louis Prang in 1884. A proof of the chromo is in the Digital Collection of the New York Public Library. This lot is accompanied by a reproduction Hallmark greeting card of the scene referring to the "Prang Collection, Hallmark Archives."
  • Condition: in good overall condition; this work appears to be slightly faded; a few small areas of foxing; this work was housed in its original frame thus backed by cardboard; hinged at the top edge; discoloration along the mat edge; recommend reframing in acid-free mat

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