Ruth Henshaw Bascom (American, 1772-1848)
Sale 916 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Lots 1-410
Sep 30, 2021
6:00AM ET
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Oct 1, 2021
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Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$5,000 -
8,000
Price Realized
$5,625
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Lot Description
Ruth Henshaw Bascom (American, 1772-1848)
Profile portrait of Mary Cushman (1823-1848)
1842
pastel on paper
signed RH Bascom, lower right; further inscribed on verso Mrs. Mary Cushman of Bernardstown, Mass. Drawn by R.H. Bascom May 1842.
18 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches.
1842
pastel on paper
signed RH Bascom, lower right; further inscribed on verso Mrs. Mary Cushman of Bernardstown, Mass. Drawn by R.H. Bascom May 1842.
18 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of Robert Cochrane
Provenance:
Mary Cushman, Bernardston, Massachusetts;
Jonathan Field and Armenia Cushman, Bernardston, Massachusetts;
Henry Clay and Laura Keep Brown Cushman, Bernardston, Massachusetts;
Abbot Channing and Nellie Susan Noyes Brown, Bernardston, Massachusetts;
Susie Noyes Brown Tyler, Bernardston and later Newton, Massachusetts;
Edith Martha Tyler Estey, Brattleboro, Vermont;
Susan Estey, Brattleboro, Vermont;
Thence by descent to the present owner.
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