Lot Essay
A similar work sold Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio, 17 June 2006, lot 463.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ROSEBROOK COLLECTION
A POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED DIORAMA OF MOUNT VERNON
AMBROSE LYBRAND (W. 1872-1898), WASHINGTON D.C., LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
A POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED DIORAMA OF MOUNT VERNON
AMBROSE LYBRAND (W. 1872-1898), WASHINGTON D.C., LATE 19TH CENTURY
signed A. Lybrand on reverse, with inscription SOUVENIR OF STONE DUST AND STONE/ FROM GEN.L WASHINGTON__ MONUMENT/ CORNER STONE/ LAID.JULY.4TH.1848/ CAP STONE SET DEC 6TH 1884 also on reverse
16 ¾ in. high, 27 ¼ in. wide, 4 ¼ in. deep (shadowbox frame)
AMBROSE LYBRAND (W. 1872-1898), WASHINGTON D.C., LATE 19TH CENTURY
signed A. Lybrand on reverse, with inscription SOUVENIR OF STONE DUST AND STONE/ FROM GEN.L WASHINGTON__ MONUMENT/ CORNER STONE/ LAID.JULY.4TH.1848/ CAP STONE SET DEC 6TH 1884 also on reverse
16 ¾ in. high, 27 ¼ in. wide, 4 ¼ in. deep (shadowbox frame)
Provenance
Wayne Pratt, Inc., Woodbury, Connecticut, 2000
Literature
Johanna McBrien, "A Sense of Place," Antiques and Fine Art (Winter/Spring 2009), p. 209.
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