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- Sale 4728
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| Philadelphia
May 2 | 7:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 4728
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
Watercolor, the miniature portrait fitted in a red leather case, the gilt brooch accompanied by a hand-written note identifying sitter.
3 5/8 in. x 2 3/4 in. (larger, sight), 1 3/4 in. x 1 1/2 in. (smaller, sight)Note
The note reads, "Harriet Dawson (Mrs. Thoms McDonough) bought by B. ...at the Geo...Parkman estate, his mother was a McDonough. Cousin Geo. ordered all family portraits to be destoryed. This was 'unknown.' & B.S. recognized..."
The sitter, Harriet Dawson McDonough, was the wife of Thomas McDonough (1740-1805), British Consul to the New England states after the American Revolution, and the mother-in-law of Dr. George Parkman (1790-1849). Parkman married their daughter, Eliza Agnes McDonough (1797-1877) in 1816. The miniature and brooch with miniature probably belonged to Mrs. George Parkman.
Provenance
The Manney Family Collection.
