Monochromatic photograph of a single lily stem that’s burst open into two blooms and three buds at the tip.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Light enters from the upper right to illuminate the light-colored lily stem, it accentuates the glossy surface of the lily’s petals. The stamens reach out from the center towards the upper right. The second bloom on the left is in profile against a dark undescribed background, only its longest central stigma can be seen, reaching into the darkness. Three long narrow buds grow between the two blooms in the center, leaning left. The platinum print technique gives a soft warm tone overall to the photograph.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1984.38
People
Sarah Choate Sears, American (Cambridge, Massachusetts 1858 - 1935 West Goldsboro, Maine)
Title
Untitled (Madonna Lily)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
c. 1892-c. 1905
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/284840

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Platinum print
Dimensions
image: 23.6 x 17 cm (9 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Montgomery Sears Bradley and Cameron Bradley, Bequest, as grandsons of Sarah Choate Sears, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1984.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Montgomery S. Bradley and Cameron Bradley
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
P1984.38
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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