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Deerfield Academy Schoolgirls' Theorem on Velvet

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
American School, Deerfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1820.
Unsigned.
Watercolor on velvet.
17 ¼” x 20 ¼”, 21 ¼” x 24 ¼” (with frame).
Over-all in excellent condition, minor toning

Provenance: The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection

Deerfield Academy was unofficially established by a group of 15 residents in 1878. The Academy was intended to provide a higher grade of instruction for local children that would rival the more elite but potentially degenerative Boston institutions, which were thought to be ripe with innumerable temptations of urban life. The school opened to both sexes in 1799.

For a discussion of similar works in this medium from Deerfield Academy, see Suzanne L. Flynt, Ornamental and Useful Accomplishments: Schoolgirl Education and Deerfield Academy, 1800-1830. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association: Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1988.

Item ID: WoA-WoP-THR 005

More Information

Origin:	United States, Massachusetts
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	ca. 1820
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-WoP-THR 005
Incollect Reference #:	746961

Dimensions

W.	24.25 in;	H.	21.25 in;
W.	61.6 cm;	H.	53.98 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.