Cincinnati Art-Carved Bench with Inset Painted Panels, 1884

black walnut, oil on board

carved on center panel of back "STAY STAY AT HOME MY HEART / AND REST / HOMEKEEPING HEARTS / ARE HAPPIEST / MAI III MDCCCLXXXIV" from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's (1807-1882) song "Stay, Stay at Home My Heart, and Rest" from Birds of Passage (1858).
carved on seat "1884 / SIT THEE DOWN MY FRIEND / MAY 3."

H 52 1/2 x W 48 x D 22 1/2 inches.

Property from the Collection of Jennifer Katherine Crone, San Antonio, Texas

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

In overall fine and stable condition. Minor surface wear, scratches and scuffs consistent with age and use. Repaired break to proper left column. Age crack to seat back on proper left side. Abrasion and loss to paint on proper left panel.

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Cincinnati Art-Carved Bench with Inset Painted Panels, 1884

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