Record Details
Wreath of Flowers with Urn of Flowers
Artist
Artist unidentified
Datec. 1860
Place/RegionProbably New York City, New York, United States
MediumReverse painting and tobacco-package foil on glass
Dimensions26 × 20"
Credit LineGift of Susan and Laurence Lerner and Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Accession number2012.13.7
DescriptionThe tobacco-package label on the tinfoil backing of this painting reads P. Lorillard’s Sweet fine Cut Cavendish 16–18 Chambers St. N.Y. 1760 est. Production predated the 1870s, when the firm moved to New Jersey.
Lee Kogan, "Wreath of Flowers with Urn of Flowers," exhibition label for FOILED: Tinsel Painting in America. Lee Kogan, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2012-2013.
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