Object Record
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Metadata
Object |
Painting |
Artist/Creator |
Stickle, Jane A. Blakley |
Year Range from |
1830 |
Year Range to |
1844 |
Description |
Still life of vase of flowers; brown urn vase with profusion of flowers; simple line drawings below paint; large yellow chrysanthemum flower in center, white roses, blue harebells, blueberries and other flowers, berries and greenery; plain background. Made by Jane A. Stickle with wall paper colors and a broom splint for a brush. |
Width (inches) |
9.750 |
Height (inches) |
13.500 |
Information |
This still life, featuring a colorful array of flowers carefully arranged in a mottled classical vase, was given to the museum by Jane Stickle’s niece, Louise Blakely Bump, presumably at the same time we acquired the famed Stickle quilt. Attributed to Stickle by family tradition, it is the only surviving relic, beside her quilt, to provide direct insight into her life as an artist. Upon his death in 1831, Erastus Blakely, Jane’s father, bequeathed a quarter of his estate to his daughter, 13 years old at the time, ensuring her continued education. During the 1830s local academies taught painting and decorative needlework, skills Stickle had clearly mastered and made use of in the creation of her quilt and this still life. Typical of works executed by young woman in private academies throughout America during the early to mid-nineteenth century, this still life makes it clear that Stickle was indeed educated and had a definite artistic eye. |
Related People |
Stickle, Jane A. Blakley |
Credit line |
Gift of Mrs. Louise Blakely Bump |
Catalog Number |
A2063 |