Fairy in Irises

Dora Wheeler American

1888

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Title: Fairy in Irises
Artist: Dora Wheeler (1856–1940)
Date: 1888
Culture: American
Medium: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white thick wood pulp wove card
Dimensions: 10 x 7 3/8 in. (25.4 x 18.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Candace Pullman Wheeler, 2002
Object Number: 2002.355.4
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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