A color print of a botanical illustration of water lilies on calm water: several large leaves, several buds, and one large open white flower.

Opening Flower

William Sharp (1803-1875)

Date

1854
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Chromolithograph
Contributors

Printed by Dutton & Wentworth

Printed by Sharp & Son

Published by Dutton & Wentworth
Object Format

Portfolio
Dimensions

Image: 15 1/8 x 21 in.
Sheet: 21 x 27 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. below image, engraved on stone: Wm. Sharp del.
l.r. below image, engraved on stone: Sharp & Son Chromolith \ DORCHESTER MASS.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase with funds from the Ruth Carter Stevenson Acquisitions Endowment
Accession Number

1999.33.B
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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