PAIR OF OHIO PORTRAITS BY DAVID BROKAW (1812-1878)
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Oils on canvas, signed, dated 1847, and with the sitters also identified on the back. In period/original frames, 32"high, 27.5" wide (overall). The sitters are identified as Alanson Pomeroy (1805-1877) and Kezia Pope Pomeroy (1809-1893) of Strongsville, Ohio. Pomeroy was a prominent businessman and politician in Strongsville. The same year Brokaw painted these portraits, Pomeroy built a grand home called "The Homestead." The home became a regular stop on the Underground Railroad--Pomeroy used his nearby store as a cover to receive "deliveries" hiding runaway slaves on their way from Oberlin to Rocky River (where they could board a boat to Canada). The home still stands today. This lot is eligible for pick-up or third-party shipping. Please contact us for a quote.
Condition
Restored (holes, tears, and punctures repaired and with associated inpainting), restretched. Pre-conservation as well as post-conservation photos under blacklight are now posted.
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PAIR OF OHIO PORTRAITS BY DAVID BROKAW (1812-1878)
Estimate $1,000 - $2,000
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