03-04-201203-04-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2585BBoston
March 4, 2012 11:00 AMCalender
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Large Framed Memorial Silhouette of a Young Girl

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$2,726$2,300
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2585BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 04, 2012 11:00AM

Description:

Large Framed Memorial Silhouette of a Young Girl, Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, c. 1830, depicting "Ruth Dickenson Sanderson/Died Aug. 12, 1830," life-size hollow-cut bust-length silhouette, the girl's hair enhanced with watercolor, over an ink inscribed verse to her memory, (toning, foxing, small losses on lower edge),sight size 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.

Note: Ruth Dickenson Sanderson was born April 29, 1829 to Asa and Naomi Sanderson, who resided in Whately, Massachusetts.
Estimate $600-800

Keywords

Ruth Dickenson Sanderson, Whately, Massachusetts, Franklin County, Asa Sanderson, Naomi Sanderson