August Americana
Description:
Watercolor Memorial Picture for Stephen Wiggin, likely Stratham, New Hampshire, c. 1820, depicting a woman and three children in mourning at a monument with willows and other trees in the background, framed, ht. 9, wd. 11 in.
Note: Genealogical sources document Stephen Wiggin of Strathan, New Hampshire, born May 9, 1756, and died December 3, 1820.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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Stephen L. Fletcher
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Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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