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Basket of Fruit Theorem Still Life

Creator: Sarah Rebecca Kingsbury
Offered by: David A. Schorsch - Eileen M. Smiles Fine Americana

Description
Sarah Rebecca Kingsbury (1820-1892)
Basket of Fruit Theorem Still Life

Vermont or Massachusetts, circa 1835-1840

Watercolor with the use of stencils on fabric,

9 × 11 inches, in period gilt frame

Initialed “S. K.” in paint on basket.
Among New England stenciled theorem still-life pictures, this one is noteworthy for its fine state of preservation and being documented to the schoolgirl who painted it. Sarah Rebecca Kingsbury was born March 26, 1820, in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont, the eldest of the eleven children of Nathaniel Kingsbury (1795–1864) and Sarah “Sally” Shedd Hosley (1795–1864), born between 1820 and 1840. Around 1838 the family relocated to Chicopee, Massachusetts. Sarah Rebecca Kingsbury died unmarried on February 18, 1892, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	776444

Dimensions

W.	11 in;	H.	9 in;
W.	27.94 cm;	H.	22.86 cm;

Message from Seller:

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