08-14-201008-15-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 14, 2010 03:00 PMCalender
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Framed Micro-calligraphy Presentation Picture

Sell one like this
$474$400
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2509Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 15, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Framed Micro-calligraphy Presentation Picture, "Executed by David Davidson," Boston, 1861, colored ink on embossed paper, "Respectfully Dedicated to J.A. Dix Editor of the Boston Journal," depicting a design incorporating the "Address to the Troops at Fort Warren, By Rev. G.H. Hepworth, and a Touching Tribute to Col. Ellsworth by W.R. Alger," which was copied from the Boston Journal, May 6 and 27, 1861, (toning),8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in., (sight),in a period gilt-gesso frame.>
Note: Sold for the benefit of the Framingham History Center, Framingham, Massachusetts.
Estimate $700-900

Keywords

Boston Journal, J.A. Dix Editor, the Boston Journal, Fort Warren, David Davidson, Editor, Colonel, Framingham History Center, Framingham, Massachusetts