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Moses Connor, Jr. (American, active 1800-1832)

Creator: Moses Connor Jr.
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Related pair of Sceggel Family Records
New Hampshire, early 19th c.
Watercolor and ink on paper, displayed in 20th c. frames.
Inscribed / dated (l.r.): March 26, 1812 by M. C.
11 ½” x 13 ¾” (sight), 17 ½” x 19 ½” x 1” (frame) and 11 ½” x 13 ½” (sight), 17” x 19 ¼” x 2 ½” (frame)
Over-all in fine condition, minor foxing.
Provenance: Descended through original owners from Essex, Connecticut; purchased at an on-site auction in Killingworth, CT.
A rare series of Sceggel family records decorated with bird, floral and foliate designs by the hand of Moses, Connor, Jr., a schoolteacher working in central New Hampshire. The Sceggel family were one of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire’s earliest settlers.
Benjamin Sceggel and Judith Conner (married 1781) and family.
James Sceggel and Tempy Burly (married 1806) and family.

Item ID: WoA-WoP-WCPI 017 / 018

Price: $10500

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	19th Century
Creation Date:	Early 19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Other
Incollect Reference #:	874837

Dimensions

W.	19.25 in;	H.	17 in;	D.	2.5 in;
W.	48.9 cm;	H.	43.18 cm;	D.	6.35 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.