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Watercolor Portrait of Thomas Luther Paine

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2897MLocation: Off PremisesDate / Time: May 21, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Watercolor Portrait of Thomas Luther Paine, probably by Rufus Porter, Connecticut, 19th century, original frame, ht. 7, wd. 6 1/2 in.

Provenance: Jewett-Berdan, 2011.

Note: As a child, Thomas Luther Paine lived in the Prudence Crandall House in Canterbury, Connecticut.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

Minor toning on paper and minor spots of paint loss to image, gilt highlights on glass worn, not examined out of the frame.


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Keywords

Thomas Luther Paine, Rufus Porter, Canterbury