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7 Silhouettes & 2 Engravings, inc. M.A. Honeywell
7 Silhouettes & 2 Engravings, inc. M.A. Honeywell
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Description
Collection of seven (7) silhouettes, including a Martha Ann Honeywell silhouette, and 2 engravings including Sam Houston and Davy Crockett. 1st item: Martha Ann Honeywell (New Hampshire, 1787-1848) cut paper silhouette on paper depicting a gentleman. Ink inscription reading "Cut by M, Honeywell with the Mouth" below image. Housed under glass in a burl wood frame. Sight - 3 1/2" H x 2 3/4" W. Framed - 6 1/4" H x 5 1/2" W. 2nd item: Watercolor on paper full-length silhouette with gilt accents depicting a gentleman with crossed arms in a military uniform and a sword, his left leg pointed slightly outwards on a naturalistic patch of ground. Unsigned. Matted and housed under glass in a gilt wood frame. Sight - 10 5/8" H x 7 1/4" W. Framed - 15 1/4" H x 12 1/8" W. 3rd-4th items: Two (2) watercolor on paper silhouettes depicting mirror images of a British officer. Unsigned. Housed under glass in lacquered frames with oval openings. Sight - 4" H x 3" W. Framed - 5 3/8" H x 4 1/2" W. 5th-6th items: Two (2) English chromolithograph silhouettes depicting the busts of a gentleman in a British officer's uniform and a woman in a early 19th century style dress. Unsigned. Housed under glass in black painted frames with gilt wood rabbet edges. Sight - 6" H x 4 3/4" W. Framed - 8 1/2" H x 7 1/8" W. 7th item: Steel-plate engraving depicting a seated Sam Houston wearing a hat and holding a cane, engraving by J.C. Buttre after a daguerreotype by B.P. Paige, circa 1858. Facsimile signature below image. Partially faded typed label indicating that it was framed in Brooklyn, NY, en verso. Sight - 7 3/4" H x 5 7/8" W. Framed - 8 7/8" H x 6 7/8" W. 8th item: Steel-plate engraving depicting the bust of Davy Crockett, engraved by T. B. Welch after a painting by Samuel S. Osgood (Massachusetts/California/Connecticut, 1808-1885). Facsimile signature below image. Housed under glass in a black painted wooden frame. Sight - 7 3/4" H x 5 3/4" W. Framed - 8 3/4" H x 6 3/4" W. 9th item: American political silhouette lithograph print, possibly published by E. B. & E. C. Kellogg, Hartford, CT, from a drawing by William H. Brown included in the publication, Portrait Gallery of Distinguished American Citizens. Housed in and ebonized and gilt wood frame. Sight - 11 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W. Framed - 16 1/2" H x 14 1/2" W. Provenance: The collection of internationally known ragtime pianist and historian Johnny Maddox, Gallatin, TN. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Condition
1st item: Silhouette torn across neck and 1/4" area back of shoulders. Minute hole, areas of dampstaining to paper backing. 2nd item: Overall good condition with foxing spots, areas of dampstaining, to be expected from age. Not examined outside of frame. 3rd-4th items: Overall good condition. Not examined outside of frames. 5th-6th items: Overall good condition with minute foxing spots, areas of dampstaining, to be expected from age. Not examined outside of frames. 7th item: Overall good condition with foxing spots, toning/acid burns to be expected from age. Not examined outside of frame. 8th item: Overall good condition with foxing spots, toning/acid burns to be expected from age. Not examined outside of frame. 9th item: Print cut down from the original size. Losses to paper left margin and lower right corner. Some rubbing and losses to print, mostly to interior backdrop, overall toning.
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7 Silhouettes & 2 Engravings, inc. M.A. Honeywell

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