$2,844
Attributed to William Matthew Prior (American, 1806-1873) Folk Art Portrait of Enoch Adams Pettingell. Unsigned, the subject identified on an engraved brass plaque below. Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 in., in a period gilt-gesso frame, accompanied by a family genealogy. Condition: Relined, retouch to two probable repaired tears, u.l. background and along right side of head. Note: Enoch A. Pettingell (1812-1870) was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, and married Sarah B. Ordiorne on January 22, 1834 in Andover, Massachusetts. Together they had a daughter, Ella (b. November 19, 1849), whose portrait is lot 273. Marriage date found in the Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-03-04
