02-18-200702-18-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2349Boston
February 18, 2007 11:00 AMCalender
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Family Record Picture

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$19,975$17,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2349Location: BostonDate / Time: February 18, 2007 11:00AM

Description:

Family Record Picture, probably Maine, first quarter 19th century, watercolor and ink on paper depicting a rectangular reserve with a spreadwing eagle and an American shield inscribed "WE ARE ONE," grasping a banner in its beak which is inscribed "BIRTHS AND MARRIAGE OF CORNELIUS AND REBECCA ADAMS," above a panel with the inscribed vital statistics of the couple "Cornelius Adams Born December 1st 1782," "Rebecca Davis Born March 22nd 1787," in oval reserves and "THEY WERE MARRIED June 7th 1804," in a heart-shaped reserve flanked by flowering branches, enclosed in a leafy border, (toning, edge and corner losses),12 x 10 3/4 in., in a period molded wood frame.

Note: A genealogical search record indicates that Rebecca Davis was born about 1787, married Cornelius Adams about 1808, and resided in Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

Keywords

Maine, Rebecca Davis, REBECCA ADAMS, MARRIAGE OF CORNELIUS, genealogical search record, Cornelius Adams