The gilt bowls are faded from age & use
She is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society and has won "The Grumbacher Gold Medal"
Condition: There is some loss to the gilding on the handle of the vase
1863 during the Battle of Chancellorsville The frame is from Swain's Gallery in the 1950-60's as the label shows (see in photo): it probably was at this time thepainting was cleaned and relined
The background of the cherub scene has a gold sheen
Marybelle Bigelow Original "Fashion in History" Illustrations With Book Paintings The gilt bowls are fadedWe are offering An original 362 page second edition, of the book, Fashion In History, Western Dress, Prehistoric to Present. Mesopotamian era to the mid 1970's by Marybelle Bigelow, who worked & did illustrations for Vogue Magazine, was an Art professor at UCLA, and SDSU. Also included is an original portfolio of her colored illustrations, for the collection of Fashion History in color, ink & graphite by Marybelle Bigelow. Condition Book &