Schoolgirl Painted Silk Still Life of a Bowl of Fruit with Bird and Moth

Description:

Schoolgirl Painted Silk Still Life of a Bowl of Fruit with Bird and Moth, "SUSAN FARNUM," Plainfield, New Hampshire, watercolor on silk, circular format, the maker's name inscribed in gilt l.c. on the eglomise mat, (minor scattered stains, paint loss to eglomise mat),dia. 16 1/2 in., (sight),in original molded giltwood frame.

Provenance: By family descent.

Note: Susan Farnum (1798-1851) was born in Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. She was the child of Amos (1764-1852) and Lydia (Penniman) Farnum. She married Levi Bryant (1792-1879) in Plainfield. They had two children, Darwin (b. 1825) and Susan (b. 1827).
Estimate $1,000-1,500

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