$1,659
Two Framed Davidson Family Registers, Windham, New Hampshire, early 19th century, the first is a needlework family register worked by Jane Davidson (b. 1808) at 13 years of age in 1821, wrought in silk threads on a linen ground, depicting the vital statistics of Deacon William Davidson (1761-1839), his wife Jane Barnet (1765-1832), and their eight children, over a pious verse and scene with houses and trees flanked by cornucopia issuing flowering vines, (toning, staining), 17 3/4 x 16 1/2 in., in a molded giltwood frame; together with a hand-colored family register printed on wove paper, containing the above statistics of the Davidson family, (toning, stains), 9 x 7 in., in a red-painted molded wood frame; also included are five related early 19th century handwritten notes, three of which pertain to two of William's daughters' qualification to teach summer school, one at the Pinkerton Academy, in Derry, New Hampshire. Note: Jane Davidson was the mother of William H. Anderson, former owner of the previous lot.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-07
