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Urn of Flowers: Lizzie Stryker
The white opalescent vase of flowers trimmed in gold bears the name Lizzie Stryker. This rare example is one of only two tinsel paintings examined thus far in which the full name of the maker or recipient appears on the front of the picture. The place and date associated with the painting by tradition are New York City and July 24, 1867, which suggests that the glass is lined with a newspaper that bears that information. The other work is signed "Mary Hurd" and dated 1857.
Lee Kogan, "Urn of Flowers: Lizzie Stryker," FOILED: Tinsel Painting in America (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013), 46
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