Watercolor Niles Family Register

Description:

Watercolor Niles Family Register, Almira Edson, Vermont, early 19th century, family names and key dates inscribed above a pair of willow-draped monuments, within a frame of pink drapery flanked by columns decorated with leafy rose vines, in a black-stained frame, ht. 13 1/2 x 17 in. (sight).

Provenance: James Bakker; Ron Bourgeault Auction; Stephen Score, September 6, 1978.

Literature: Exhibition catalog for Bespangled, Painted and Embroidered: Decorated Masonic Aprons in America, p. 22; Arthur B. and Sybil B. Kern, "Almira Edson, Painter of Family Registers," The Magazine Antiques, September 1982, p. 558.

Exhibitions: Reflections of 19th Century America: Folk Art from the Collection of Sybil B. and Arthur B. Kern, Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, Massachusetts, September 19, 1979-June 15, 1980; Bespangled, Painted, and Embroidered: American Decorated Masonic Aprons, Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, Massachusetts, September 28, 1980-April 5, 1981; Painters of Record: William Murray and His School, Museum of American Folk Art, New York, December 6, 1990-March 3, 1991; Albany Institute of History & Art, April 1, 1991-May 27, 1991.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $2,500-3,500


The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Keywords