$116,000
Deacon Robert Peckham (1785-1877) Portrait of the Children of Oliver Adams, 1831, Bolton, Massachusetts. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, the four children depicted in a home in Bolton are, left to right, Joseph Sawyer (1828-1831); Frances Anne (1824-1838); Laura Ann (1826-1897); and John Quincy (1830-1837), the offspring of Oliver Adams of Petersham, Massachusetts, and his wife Zilpah Sawyer (Robert Peckham's sister-in-law) of Bolton (1); this portrait includes the Family Record that provided the birth and death dates of all the Adams children, including the previous two Olivers, who were painted posthumously by Peckham; this painting includes one post-mortem, Joseph, whose death occasioned his Uncle Robert Peckham's accomplishing this group portrait; the children stand to the right of a window and a dark nail-studded trunk with the in initials "O" (liver) "A"(dams) and to the left of a brown cradle, sight size 26 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. Condition: Very good, laid down onto Masonite, re-framed. Provenance: Family descent to the consignors from their ancestors. The family of Oliver Adams of Bolton descended from Henry Adams of England (b. 1636), who was also the ancestor of John Adams and John Quincy Adams. The family record pictured in this portrait is enclosed in a gilt frame and lists below the parents' names the five deceased children, giving their birth and death dates. They include two Olivers, a Frances, a Joseph, and a John Quincy. This appears to be domestic art rather th Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-06-03
