Description:
Watercolor Memorial, America, 1814, urn above a monument inscribed "Sacred to the Memory/Fanny H. Smith/who departed this/life May 4th/1814/Aged 16 Years," with grieving parents nearby on a grass lawn and trees in the background, verse below the image, ht. 8 1/2, wd. 10 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500
Paper is toned, water staining at upper right corner, along lower edge, and upper left edge/corner, three short tears at the left edge, two short tears in the right edge.
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Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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