Watercolor of a dove on a flowering branch on ruled cream colored paper which has been closely trimmed, then pasted onto another sheet of paper. Penciled outline around portions of dove. Painted in green, bright orange, purple and black, then over-varnished. Appears to have been done by an Amish hand, according to the Earnest, due to the palette used.
Re-framed in a sample black wood frame by Lancaster Galleries. (2001)
Provenance
Purchased for $475.00 from Russell and Corinne Earnest, Feb. 28,2000.
See Earnests' book, Fraktur, Folk Art and Family, 1999, pp. 74-75.
Minor acid burn. Received from seller in a pink paper mat in a dark pink wooden frame with a metal ring on top. Removed from acidic mount and reframed by Lancaster Galleries for exhibition.
Framed theorem of stencil-painted fruit on light brown cotton velvet. Painting is a still life of variously colored fruits: melons, peaches, apricots, a half-eaten pear, grapes with leaves, plums and a pomegranate. Composed on a blue-colored base or table. An insect is depicted near bottom center below grapes.
There is no border signature or date. Frame is a flat-profiles with walnut veneer facing.
Provenance
Found in the Slaymaker attic among other framed objects, in very dirty conditions. Unknown maker, but possibly done at a Moravian school such as the one at Lititz. See Slaymakers at Linden Hall on page 147 of Slaymaker history.
Taken to Dottie McCoach for conservation June 1, 1998. Returned Sept. 17, 1998. See report in this file. After treatment the piece is still dark, stained and moisture damaged along the bottom.
