The Silver of Morning
James Thomas Watts (Birmingham 1853 - Liverpool 1930)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gilt, Glass, Watercolour paint
Measurements
550 mm (W); 400 mm (H); 450 mm (W); 294 mm (H)
Place of origin
Liverpool
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1336264
Summary
Watercolour drawing - Seascape, The Silver of Morning, a watercolour by James Thomas Watts R.CMA. RBSA. Born in Birmingham and influenced by Ruskin and the PreRaphaelites. Fishing boats shown and a flock of sea gulls in evening light. Signed 'James T. Watts'. Mounted in a glazed and gilded frame with barley pattern.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
James Thomas Watts (Birmingham 1853 - Liverpool 1930), artist