Watercolor of a yellow-green orchid stem with small flowers and long narrow leaves on cream paper, initials and date in the lower left corner.

Tampa Epidendrum (Epidendrum tampense) watercolor by Mary Vaux Walcott, 1919

A watercolor botanical study of a flowering orchid stem rising diagonally across cream paper, with small yellow-green blossoms marked by pink-tinged lips. Long narrow leaves and pale roots spread across the lower left, and the signature and date appear in the lower left corner.

Artist: Mary Vaux Walcott
Date: 1919
Medium: watercolor on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 2108 × 3000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1919).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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