This painting of a window box with flowers was originally purchased from New York . The painting is monogram in the lower right corner "P. Hy" and the back of the painting has "Hayden" hand written on it.  Window scene with hanging and potted plants with greenery and red flowers, green rolled up shade at top, orange pot upper left, planter across bottom with yellow and white centered flowers with green leaves.  The frame has been changed but the matting is original and the painting has been professionally cleaned and restored. It is done in oil on canvas and is in perfect condition.

The measurements are as follows:

frame: 20" wide X 24" high
inside: 15" wide X 18-1/2" high

Certified and appraised in 2003 for $2,200.00 by Lowell Collins.  Lowell Collins is a Senior Member, fine arts, of the American Society of Appraisers, and the Appraisers Association of America. He was educated at the University of Houston; Academie Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France; The Art Students League of New York, New York City; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and studied Ceramics throughout Sweden, Texas Swedish Cultural Foundation (scholarship to Konstfackskolan, Stockholm, Sweden).
His experience includes Appraiser of Fine Arts, International Lecturer and Expert Witness; Fine Arts Appraiser for the Internal Revenue, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Customs; U. S. Marshall's Office; and various museums and private collections. He is a member or officer in many professional art associations, including Houston Art Dealers Association; African American Heritage Museum, Houston; Oriental Ceramics Society, Houston; Ima Hogg Ceramic Circle, Houston; Houston Philosophical Society; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He has been Instructor of Fine Arts at the College of the Mainland, Texas; Women's Institute, Houston; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and University of Houston.

The original appraisal is included with the purchase of the painting.