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19th c. Pennsylvania Watercolor Courting Scene

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Couple in a Garden
Initialed, dated and numbered (l.r.): W. P. M. / 1839 / No. 100
York County, Pennsylvania
Watercolor, ink and gold paint on paper
8” x 9 7/8”, 10 5/8” x 12 5/8” with frame.
Over-all in excellent condition, uniform toning. Losses to paper lower left. Framed in a period blocked-corner painted and gilt stenciled frame.
Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut.
Literature: Nineteenth-Century Folk Painting: Out Spirited National Heritage – Works of Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut Foundation, Storrs, 1973, pl. 87.
Exhibited: Storrs, Connecticut, The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut, and travelling, Nineteenth-Century Folk Painting: Our Spirited National Heritage, 23 April 1973 – 1974.

Item ID: WoA-WoP-WC 120

More Information

Origin:	United States, Pennsylvania
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Watercolor, ink on paper
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art
Book References:	Nineteenth-Century Folk Painting: Out Spirited National Heritage – Works of Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut Foundation, Storrs, 1973, pl. 87.
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-WoP-WC 120
Incollect Reference #:	816848

Dimensions

W.	12.5 in;	H.	10.5 in;
W.	31.75 cm;	H.	26.67 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.