Botanical Chromolithograph on Paper of a Showy Lady's-Slipper Orchid

Item Details

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An early 20th-century botanical chromolithograph print on paper. The piece depicts a Showy Lady’s-slipper orchid (cypripedium reginae), rendered in hues of pink, green, cream and brown, set against a neutral off-white ground. The unsigned print is double-matted in dark green and burgundy and presented under glass in a gold tone wooden frame fitted with sawtooth hanging hardware to the verso.

Condition

- discoloration to paper and matting; dust, accretion and wear to frame; wear and adhesive to frame backing.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 7.0" W x 9.0" H.

Item #

17DEN164-008-001