$4,444
Framed Ames Family of Duxbury, Massachusetts, Family Register, "Presented by Mary D. Ames, Duxbury A.D. 1830," watercolor and ink on paper depicting a sunburst above arched columns flanked by allegorical figures of Plenty and Hope, a nest with a bird feeding its young is depicted over the vital statistics of Elijah Ames (b. 1789, Bridgewater, Massachusetts), his wife Abigail (Ford) Ames (b. 1789, Marshfield, Massachusetts), and their six children, (toning, minor foxing), 24 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (sight), in a period wood frame with gilt liner.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-03-07