FR2014020. Desk, attributed to John Alexander (Scots-Irish, ca. 1700 – 1760), Nottingham area, Chester County, Pennsylvania or Cecil County, Maryland, 1736-1745. Walnut primary, with secondary woods of walnut, poplar and…
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“The White crown Pigeon” from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. Mark Catesby (1683-1749), London, England 1771 Height 14 1/4”, width 20 3/4” (overall) 10 1/4”…
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PD0162 The Family of Rose Ann, Washerwoman, an illustration for “The Gentleman of the Plush Rocker,” published in The Century Magazine,vol. 63 (January 1901), p. 409-430; signed l.r. in grey…
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Commentary: The fusee movements in early pocket watches would not run unless they were kept vertical, hence the reason that men who carried watches always kept them in a “watch”…
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