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Polly B. Wescott (1783-1850) Lived/Active: Greenfield, New York

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Polly B. Wescott (1783-1850) Lived/Active: Greenfield, New York
Commodore Oliver Hazzard Perry, Newport, Rhode Island
Inscribed (l.r.): Delineati (sic) By P. B. Wescott, Greenfield
Ca. 1830
Watercolor and ink on paper
9 ¾” x 8 ¼”, 11 ½” x 10” (frame)
Full condition report available upon request.
Provenance: Private collection, Winslow McCagg Family, thence by decent; Linda Rosen Antiques.
Commodore Oliver Hazzard Perry was credited with several important naval victories during the war of 1812. There are numerous historical portraits painted and printed in the late 18th and early 19th century of Perry, which became sources for other artists of the period, such as, for Mrs. Wescott.

Price: $8,500

Item ID: WoA-WoP-WCPI 15

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art
Incollect Reference #:	852981

Dimensions

W.	10 in;	H.	11.5 in;
W.	25.4 cm;	H.	29.21 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.

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