* Joseph H. (J. H.) Davis (fl. circa 1832-1837)

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Description

Joseph H. (J. H.) Davis
A PORTRAIT OF SARAH ELIZABETH (ELIZA) VIRGIN WITH HER GRAY CAT AND DOLL
watercolor, pen and ink on paper
5 3/4 by 4in. 14.6 by 10.2cm

inscribed beneath in a decorative swag, Sarah Elizabeth Virgin aged 1 year & 8 months, 1836.

Provenance

David Wheatcroft, Westboro, Massachusetts

Catalogue Note

Sarah Elizabeth Virgin was born on January 24, 1835 in Massachusetts. On March 25, 1856 she married Samuel Morrill, born in New Hampshire on August 29, 1829. The marriage was registered in New Hampshire and in Norwood, Stanly, North Carolina. Seven of the couple's eight children were born in Marlboro, Pitt, North Carolina.

For other single children painted by J.H. Davis, see Stacy C. Hollander, American Radiance, p. 60, figs. 31a-b, and John and Katharine Ebert, American Folk Painters, p. 60.

Accompanying this lot will be genealogical information relating to Sarah Elizabeth Virgin, her husband and children.