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Butterfly

1800s

Mary Altha Nims

(American, 1817–1907)
Culture
America
Medium
watercolor
Credit Line
Gift of Richard Seymour Bayham 1934.140
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A horizontally oriented watercolor depicts a butterfly, wings spread, against an off-white background. The butterfly has a long black body centered vertically. Its upper wings are deep green with thin, wavy reddish-brown lines. The lower wings transition from light blue to dark gray with three rust-colored circular spots on each side. Two thin antennae curve upward, and faint, handwritten text reading "Butterfly" appears in the lower right corner.

Butterfly

1800s

Mary Altha Nims

(American, 1817–1907)
America

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