Sold for:
$2,350
$2,350
Framed Reward of Merit with Miniature Portrait of a Woman, probably America, early 19th century, pen and ink on paper, featuring a small illustration of a woman wearing a fancy hat and carrying a flower sprig, above the inscription "Presented to Achsah Beardsleys, As a token of the praise she Merits for her attention to Studies And good behavior in School: from her teacher. Betsy Bourns," with applied blue and green varnished wallpaper border, (losses, toning), 6 x 5 3/4 in., in a period molded wood frame.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-11-04
