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Watts, May Theilgaard

Tree Portraits: Cockspur Hawthorn

Identifier
3.31793
Format
ink and airbrushed watercolor on tan board
Digitization Status
Digitized
Reproduction:
Original
Dimensions
27.7 cm W x 35.5 cm H (Item)
Extent
1 sheet
Type
Painting
Date created
1940 – 1950
Description
Color silhouette of a Cockspur Hawthorn tree of the crus-galli species, including a nature print outline of a leaf, drawings of a thorn and a fruit, and descriptive text.

Header: COCKSPUR HAWTHORN crus galli type

Drawings and text, from top to bottom, left to right:
  • leaf
  • tree
  • thorn
  • fruit: latest to bloom; fruit persists longest
Subject - keywords and LC headings
Fruit trees
Leaves
Thorns
Trees--Identification
Drawings -- United States -- 20th century
Pen works -- United States -- 20th century
Crataegus crus-galli L. (cockspur hawthorn)
Related Collections
Artwork
Language
English