A Cut Paper and Cloth Silhouette of Enoch Titcomb with Eglomise Mat
A Cut Paper and Cloth Silhouette of Enoch Titcomb with Eglomise Mat
Early 19th Century
inscribed One James of Port[?] / serviced / Enoch Titcomb / Newburyport / From 34 Olive S / Newburyport to verso.
the mat decorated with gilt Masonic motifs.
4 1/8 x 3 1/4 inches.
Genealogical records identify Enoch Titcomb (1752-1814) as a judge in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. He also served as a brigade major in the Massachusetts militia and later as the town treasurer. Silhouettes of this style are more typical of the 1820s and 1830s, however, suggesting that this is a portrait of Enoch Titcomb, Jr. (1812-1887), a clockmaker born in Newburyport and active in Boston by 1835.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts Framed: 6 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches.
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A Cut Paper and Cloth Silhouette of Enoch Titcomb with Eglomise Mat
Early 19th Century
inscribed One James of Port[?] / serviced / Enoch Titcomb / Newburyport / From 34 Olive S / Newburyport to verso.
the mat decorated with gilt Masonic motifs.
4 1/8 x 3 1/4 inches.
Genealogical records identify Enoch Titcomb (1752-1814) as a judge in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. He also served as a brigade major in the Massachusetts militia and later as the town treasurer. Silhouettes of this style are more typical of the 1820s and 1830s, however, suggesting that this is a portrait of Enoch Titcomb, Jr. (1812-1887), a clockmaker born in Newburyport and active in Boston by 1835.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts Framed: 6 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches.
