On View
Not on viewGeranium No. 1
DateEarly to Mid 1800s
Terms
- Stencils
- Paper
Dimensions14.5 × 25.7 cm (5 11/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
Object numberPI1199A.0025
DescriptionPaper stencil. Floral shaped cutouts with pink, brown, and green paint or ink.Top center written in ink is, "Geranium No. 1."Part of a collection of stencils. Large stencils (PI1199A - PI1199W); small stencils (PI1199X-Z and PI1199AA-WA); drawings (PI1199GA, PI1199.1A.29 - PI1199.1A.32, PI1199.1A.35, PI1199.1A.42-.43, and PI1199.1A.45-.47). The items are undated, but assumed late 19th century by the paper and handwriting. Majority of the stencils appear to have been used many times with various colors of reds, greens, yelows, and browns painted around stencil openings.