Signed lower right: Jessie Willcox Smith

Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Heritage Auction, Dallas, November 8, 2018, lot 68176; Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) Five O'clock Tea, The Child in a Garden, Scribner's Magazine interior, December 1903 Watercolor, oil, and charcoal on board 24 x 15-3/4 inches (61.0 x 40.0 cm) Signed lower right: Jessie Willcox Smith PROVENANCE: Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Heritage Auction, Dallas, November 8, 2018, lot 68176; Acquired by the present owner from the above. LITERATURE: "Five O'clock Tea, The Child in a Garden," Scribner's Magazine, December 1903, illustrated. The present work is accompanied by a copy of Scribner's Magazine, Vol. XXXIV July-December 1903. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Framed under acrylic. Horizontal 1.5 inch x 1/4 inch loss along the top edge. Toning throughout. Top layer of board is lifting along the top edge. Framed Dimensions 30 X 21.5 Inches