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THBChinese School 19th century Portrait of the Ship "Southerner", circa 1835, together with Andrew Jackson Signed Ship's Passport
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LiveNov 10, 2021
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Chinese School 19th century Portrait of the Ship "Southerner", circa 1835, together with Andrew Jackson Signed Ship's Passport
Oil on canvas, framed; the ship's passport on vellum (Number 35) for the Ship Southerner, dated October 20, 1836, inscribed with captain "Hall J. Tibbits," partially printed, with scalloped top edge, signed by President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and Secretary of State John Forsyth (1780-1841), and countersigned by Collector David Stone (?), framed.
(24 in. x 19 in. (painting, sight), 14 3/4 in. x 10 in. (passport, sight))Provenance
Painting and Passport: Captain Hall Jackson Tibbits (1797-1872), Long Island, New York
Pook & Pook, Dowingtown, Pennsylvania, January 18, 2014, lot 22 and 166
A private New Jersey collection.
Condition report:31 1/2 in. x 25 in. (frame for painting), painting: lined, cracquelure commensurate with age; scattered retouching, with notable retouching to side and top edges, three apparent repaired vertical tears to canvas, the largest repaired tear running a little below "Southerner" banner almost to bottom edge of canvas, original frame; 21 1/2 in. x 15 1/4 in. (frame for passport), passport: some minor fading commensurate with age and use, not examined out of frame, frame with some minor signs of wear commensurate with age and use
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