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Frank W. Benson--Flying Eddy
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Summer 2003
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Frank Benson was an avid outdoorsman and recorded many of his experiences in his paintings. He began actively using watercolor, a portable medium ideal for plein air work, in the early 1920s. During this period Benson frequented Canada's Gaspe Peninsula w
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Philip Little--Making Harbor
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Summer 2003
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While most artists of his day painted portraits as a means of supporting themselves, Philip Little had the financial independence to exclusively paint subjects of interest to him. His father's wealth came from ownership of the textile manufacturing compan
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Racetrack Tout Trade Figure
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Summer 2003
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This racetrack tout is recognized as an icon of American folk sculpture. It is one of several figures attributed to Charles Parker Dowler, a woodworker first identified by Jane Lipman as the maker of a nearly identical figure illustrated in her pioneering
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A Federal Washstand
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Early Summer 2003
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This washstand has vibrant panels of bird's-eye veneer applied to white pine laminated backing, a construction technique employed by federal-era Boston cabinetmaker John Seymour.
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Antique Serapi Carpet
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Early Summer 2003
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Most carpets from the weaving center of Northwest Persia, present day Iran, are of geometric design, and Serapi carpets are best known for their large, bold geometric patterns.
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Carved and Painted Figurehead of a Native American
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Early Summer 2003
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This figurehead is one of a very few known signed and dated American ship carvings. Much of its original paint has been retained as well as a greater amount of original features than most figureheads extant.
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Charles Barque Painting
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Early Summer 2003
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One of the first in a series of important small genre oils on panel, this was Bargue's first orientalist work, no doubt inspired by J. L. Gerome, with whom he shared a studio at the time.
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Diminutive Walnut Chippendale Four-Drawer Chest
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Early Summer 2003
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This remarkably small chest remained in the Smith-Coleman family of Philadelphia from 1760 to the present. Bearing ogee feet and a molded overhanging top with notched corners, this piece is only 32 inches across. The average width for similar chests is 38
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Mahogany Bracket Clock with Enamel Dials
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Early Summer 2003
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Royal clockmaker Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy invoiced St. James's Palace for this clock (on right) in 1814. He described it as "one of the best spring chime quarter clocks…in a neat mahogany case."
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Paint-Decorated Tall Case Clock
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Early Summer 2003
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This exceptional paint-decorated clock retains its original wooden movement inside a pine case and is in extraordinary condition overall. The movement includes hours, minutes, seconds, and a calendar.
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