06-04-200606-04-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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June 4, 2006 11:00 AMCalender
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Attributed to Moses Connor, Jr. (New Hampshire, active 1800-1832) Birth Record: Anna B. Cochran Born July 6, 1804.

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2322Location: BostonDate / Time: June 04, 2006 11:00AM

Description:

Attributed to Moses Connor, Jr. (New Hampshire, active 1800-1832)

Birth Record: Anna B. Cochran Born July 6, 1804. Unsigned. Watercolor and ink on paper, depicting the birth inscription flanked by two fanciful birds perched on fruiting branches in elliptical reserves, sight size 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in., in a period molded wood frame.

Literature: A similar birth record is illustrated in By Good Hands: New Hampshire Folk Art, cooperative exhibition catalog with The Currier Gallery of Art, University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, 1989, p. 31.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Keywords

New Hampshire, Moses Connor , Jr., Anna B. Cochran, The Currier Gallery of Art, University of New Hampshire, Durham, University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire