August Americana
Description:
Watercolor Friendship Letter, E.W. Leach, New England, c. 1827, inscribed to John P. Allen, the letter is framed within a pair of columns below an eagle, paired hearts, and a draperied arch with willow tree decoration, signed in scrolled calligraphy "E.W. Leach," in a grain-painted frame, ht. 11 5/8, wd. 8 1/8 in. (sight).
Provenance: Ron Bourgeault Antiques, September 1976.
Exhibitions: Reflections of 19th Century America: Folk Art from the Collection of Sybil and Arthur 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.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $2,500-3,500
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Keywords
John P. Allen, Arthur Kern, Ron Bourgeault Antiques, Sybil Kern, LexingtonStephen L. Fletcher
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