Watercolor "Mr. Darius Tupper's Family Record,"

Description:

Watercolor "Mr. Darius Tupper's Family Record," Vermont, early 19th century, three columns of Tupper family marriages, births, and deaths spanning 1754-1840, within a frame composed of polychrome watercolor sun motifs, grapevines, willow tree, scrolls, and columns, red-painted frame, backboard marked "Darius Tupper's Record," ht. 8 3/4, wd. 13 3/4 in. (sight).

Provenance: Joan Brownstein, July 24, 2006.

Exhibitions: For the Record: Art and Artifacts of the American Family, Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vermont, November 1-December 31, 2008.
Provenance: The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art.
Estimate $300-500


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