$180
American School, 19th Century Portrait Miniature of Grace A. Smith of East Bennington, Vermont. Unsigned, the verso inscribed "Grace A. Smith/15 years old/Taken East Bennington Vermont Fall of 1848 by---- at Uncle George Boardmans/To my dear Children Charlie & Carrie Squire 24th May 1863" (signed) "Grace A. Squire." Watercolor on paper, 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Paper applied to card around the edges. The paint on the women's black dress shows some craquelure/separating.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-10-28