Portulaca, or purslane, is the subject of this detailed and delicate watercolor by Eliza Allen Starr. She opened her own studio at age 21, and began to teach drawing. In her 30s writing also became an avocation and the two arts merged within the covers of the books she wrote.
Starr, Eliza Allen. Portulaca flower. Painting. ca. 1840. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2002-21-04/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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