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Coffin 1858 19th C Pencil Portrait African American Boy

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Coffin 1858 19th C Pencil Portrait African American Boy

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TITLE:Coffin 1858 19th C Pencil Portrait African American Boy TYPE:Art SUB TYPE:Drawing REGION:United States SUB REGION: MEDIUM:Pencil SGD/UNS:Signed DATE OF WORK:1858 CATALOG NOTES:An extremely well rendered pencil drawing of a young well-dressed African American boy. It is signed Coffin and dated 185? at lower left. Maybe 1850 or 1859. The only artist I can find matching up with this date. William Henry Coffin of Massachusetts (1812 - 1898). INSIDE HEIGHT:13.25 INSIDE WIDTH:10.25 OUTSIDE HEIGHT:26.5 OUTSIDE WIDTH:23.5 OUTSIDE DEPTH:2

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Coffin 1858 19th C Pencil Portrait African American Boy

Name: Coffin 1858 19th C Pencil Portrait African American Boy
SKU: 174194681
Price: 800 USD
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