Big impressive antique Amish doll with great clothes 22" | Important Naive Watercolor Scene c1820 | Wouldn't you like to eat dinner at her house! Carved wooden doll | Important Folk Art Temperance Painting Neal Dow c1840 |
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Let the most blessed be my guide
If it be his blessed will
Unto his vale into his fold
Up to his holy hill.
The sampler is signed Martha Graham Work Done in her 11th Year 182X...
22" by 22" by 1 1/2" high.
Condition is very good, with some very minor paint separation at some points on the edges. The grayish areas in the painting are shadows from when the photograph was taken...
The painting is in very good condition, with good color, and no tears or creases...
All original paint, original metal corners, overall excellent condition with a minor scratch on one side, and a wood chip in the top right on the reverse side. 23" by 23"
In contrast to the creasing, heavy foxing and flaws that many examples of this type art have, the overall condition is excellent, with no tears and only a spot or two or discoloration...
Another notable point is that the tray is in excellent condition, with no cracks or breaks. The paint is all original and untouched, with a nice dry surface...
In very good condition except for a few minor pulls at the edges, whuch are easily and cheaply repaired.
The painting is in overall excellent condition, and the frame itself has some scuffing and wear, which could easily be touched up...
Tinsel paintings of this type are almost a completely American form, becoming highly popular around 1870, and continuing ...
Overall condition is excellent, with the usual spots of paint loss and wear, and some nicks to the base. All the tubes are present, all the paint is original, and there have been no repairs. The base is stable ...