$1,845
American School, Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of Henrietta Tracy (Loring) Carleton (1818-1841), of Boston, Massachusetts, in a White Dress Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in., in a gold frame, the reverse with engine-turnings, decorative hairwork in a window, and the subject's name engraved. Condition: Minor abrasions. Note: Henrietta Loring was born in 1818 to Henry Loring and Elizabeth Tracy of Boston. In 1840 she married James Henry Carleton of Lubec, Maine, and died shortly thereafter. James Henry Carleton had a long and distinguished career, serving in the military in a wide variety of capacities. He ended his career in the Southwest, where he fought against the Confederates, Apaches, and Navajos to protect American interests in those territories. He died in San Antonio in 1873.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-10-19
