James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874) Pair of Portrait Miniatures of Samuel A. Gager and Wealthy Ann Huntington Gager

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James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874)

Pair of Portrait Miniatures of Samuel A. Gager and Wealthy Ann Huntington Gager, c. 1843. Unsigned. Watercolor on valentine paper with embossed borders, depicting the half-length subjects in profile, seated in red upholstered chairs, their heads highlighted by shaded gray clouds, 3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in., in period pressed-paper and thermoplastic Union cases. Condition: Light toning and creases.

Provenance: Lucy B. Mitchell collection, then by family descent.

Exhibitions: These portrait miniatures are listed and described in The paintings of James Sanford Ellsworth, itinerant folk artist, 1802-1873, catalog of an exhibition presented by the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia, October 13--December 1, 1974.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Neither portrait laid down, paper slightly rippled on gentleman's portrait



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