PAIR OF AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH C.) FOLK ART MINIATURE
PAIR OF AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH C.) FOLK ART MINIATURE PORTRAITS OF FRANCIS CASSATT CLOPPER (1786-1868) AND ANN JANE BYRNE CLOPPER (B. 1789) OF MONTGOMERY CO., MARYLAND, watercolor, each three-quarter length depiction of a seated figure, he wearing high white stock, black coat and white trousers while seated on a Classical mahogany sofa, she wearing white gown and bonnet holding a young child in her lap, old inscriptions identifying sitters and date of composition verso, no signature(s) located. Each housed under glass in a 19th-century ebonized frame with gilt liner. Circa 1814. Each 4" x 3 1/8" sight, 7 5/8" x 6 7/8" OA.
Each in good overall visual condition with vertical crack at right sight edge, minor areas of discoloration, he with additional crack to lower left sight edge. Frames with minor wear and possibly later gilt surface.
Provenance: Historic property descended in the Clopper-Hutton family, "The Woodlands", Montgomery Co., MD.
Catalogue Note: Francis Cassatt Clopper (1786-1868) was an important early Montgomery Co., Maryland resident. Born in Baltimore, Clopper initially achieved success as a merchant in Philadelphia, but moved to Montgomery Co. in 1812 with his new bride Ann Jane Byrne Clopper. Here the Cloppers established a grand home, "Woodlands", as well as a farm, grist mill, and blanket factory, all of which remained important landmarks for over 150 years. Tragically, the home and property were acquired in 1968 through eminent domain by the state of Maryland and burned by arsonists shortly thereafter. Luckily, through the shear determination of the remaining heir at the time (the present consignor), most of the family possessions were saved and transported to Virginia where they have remained until now._x000D_
See Lot 1195 in the current sale for a portrait of Francis Cassatt Clopper by Thomas Sully. Also see Lot 1516 in the current sale for the Classical mahogany sofa depicted in the present portrait.
Condition Report: Each in good overall visual condition with vertical crack at right sight edge, minor areas of discoloration, he with additional crack to lower left sight edge. Frames with minor wear and possibly later gilt surface.
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PAIR OF AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH C.) FOLK ART MINIATURE PORTRAITS OF FRANCIS CASSATT CLOPPER (1786-1868) AND ANN JANE BYRNE CLOPPER (B. 1789) OF MONTGOMERY CO., MARYLAND, watercolor, each three-quarter length depiction of a seated figure, he wearing high white stock, black coat and white trousers while seated on a Classical mahogany sofa, she wearing white gown and bonnet holding a young child in her lap, old inscriptions identifying sitters and date of composition verso, no signature(s) located. Each housed under glass in a 19th-century ebonized frame with gilt liner. Circa 1814. Each 4" x 3 1/8" sight, 7 5/8" x 6 7/8" OA.
Each in good overall visual condition with vertical crack at right sight edge, minor areas of discoloration, he with additional crack to lower left sight edge. Frames with minor wear and possibly later gilt surface.
Provenance: Historic property descended in the Clopper-Hutton family, "The Woodlands", Montgomery Co., MD.
Catalogue Note: Francis Cassatt Clopper (1786-1868) was an important early Montgomery Co., Maryland resident. Born in Baltimore, Clopper initially achieved success as a merchant in Philadelphia, but moved to Montgomery Co. in 1812 with his new bride Ann Jane Byrne Clopper. Here the Cloppers established a grand home, "Woodlands", as well as a farm, grist mill, and blanket factory, all of which remained important landmarks for over 150 years. Tragically, the home and property were acquired in 1968 through eminent domain by the state of Maryland and burned by arsonists shortly thereafter. Luckily, through the shear determination of the remaining heir at the time (the present consignor), most of the family possessions were saved and transported to Virginia where they have remained until now._x000D_
See Lot 1195 in the current sale for a portrait of Francis Cassatt Clopper by Thomas Sully. Also see Lot 1516 in the current sale for the Classical mahogany sofa depicted in the present portrait.
Condition Report: Each in good overall visual condition with vertical crack at right sight edge, minor areas of discoloration, he with additional crack to lower left sight edge. Frames with minor wear and possibly later gilt surface.
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