American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

Provenance:

Discovered in England,

Acquired by an American dealer,

Ex-Collection David A. Laudani,

Thence acquired by the present owner.

Exhibited:

Museum of American Folk Art, Newly Discovered Paintings by the Borden Limner, March 5 - Mary 4, 1930, New York, New York.

lined; appear to bear old stretcher; with some scattered occasional spots of retouching, mostly confined to perimeters, with a large area along left-facing edge, and to right-facing corner, with what appears to be a repaired tear to lower right-facing corner; with some selective cleaning and/or application of varnish- certain areas fluoresce green under UV light: curtain, hair, certain features on coat, etc.; frame is period, and has been re-gilt

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