Painting

Title:

Roses in Bowl

Object Name:

Painting

Creator:

Palmer, Adelaide C. (1851-1928) -- Artist

Date:

circa1908

Dimensions:

H-16 W-28 inches

Description:

Painting. Roses in Bowl, by Adelaide Palmer (1851-1928) of Piermont, NH, and Boston, MA, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1908, framed.

Provenance:

Adelaide Palmer was born in 1851 to farmers Henry and Rosette Palmer, and grew up in Piermont, New Hampshire. In the late 1870s and early 1880s she worked in Concord and Manchester as an artist before enrolling at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in 1882. In Boston she studied with painter John Joseph Enneking (1841-1916). Palmer divided her time between Boston and Piermont, working as an artist and teacher. In her painting she focused on landscapes and still lifes. This painting descended in the family from Adelaide Palmer to the donors. Adelaide Palmer (1851-1928) to her sister, Lucy Ann Palmer Underhill (1847-1886) to her daughter, Rosette May Underhill Winn (1881-1952) to her son, William Horace Winn (1924-1967) to the current donors, twin sisters, Jo Ann Winn (b. 1954) and Janet Winn Cheney (b. 1954).

Subjects:

Flower, Floral, Rose, Still life paintings, Still lifes

People:

Palmer, Adelaide C. (1851-1928)

Item Number:

2024.041.03

Accession Number:

2024.041

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the New Hampshire Historical Society

Credit Line:

Given in memory of Adelaide Palmer by descendants near and far, Caretakers: Winn Family

Participating Organization:

New Hampshire Historical Society