06-04-200606-04-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2322Boston
June 4, 2006 11:00 AMCalender
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Polychrome Painted Family Record

Sell one like this
$235$200
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2322Location: BostonDate / Time: June 04, 2006 11:00AM

Description:

Polychrome Painted Family Record, America, early 19th century, watercolor and pen and ink on paper, featuring a square field edged with blue drapery with tassels over a spreadwing eagle with a banner inscribed "Peace" and "Happiness," and clutching an olive branch and arrows in its talons, over the inscription "Family Record," above three columns with headings inscribed "Marriages," "Births," and "Deaths," all enclosed in grapevine, scroll, and linear borders, (toning),15 x 11 5/8 in., in a period mahogany veneer frame.
Estimate $300-500

Keywords

Happiness, Peace