Quaker Bonnet
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.1160
Art Historical Context
**Quaker Bonnet**, a delicate watercolor and graphite rendering by Rosalia Lane around 1937, captures the simple elegance of a traditional American folk accessory. Measuring 30.5 x 22.7 cm, this precise study on paper showcases Lane's skill in blending soft, translucent watercolors for subtle shading with graphite lines for crisp details, evoking the bonnet's crisp linen texture and modest form. As part of the National Gallery of Art's Index of American Design collection, it exemplifies the documentary precision prized in these works. Created during the Great Depression as part of the Federal...
About the Artist
Rosalia Lane
Rosalia Lane is an artist about whom the historical record preserves very limited information. No confirmed birth or death dates have been established, and the broader circumstances of her training, career, and artistic context remain poorly documented. The works associated with her name indicate a female practitioner whose activity places her within a tradition of accomplished women artists whose...