Bird's Nest and Ferns

Fidelia Bridges, 1863

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Bird's Nest and Ferns, 1863. Oil on panel.

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Oil on panel · 20 × 16.8 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Realism

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Museum title: Bird's Nest and Ferns
Artist: Fidelia Bridges American, 1834–1923
Date: 1863
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 20 × 16.8 cm (7 7/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Charles C. Haffner III
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1834–1923

Realism c. 1840–late 1800s

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