Place Made

Date Made

1819

Medium

pen, ink and watercolor on paper

Dimensions

HOA: 12 3/4″; WOA: 7 13/16″

Accession Number

2967

Description

DESCRIPTION: Pen and ink and watercolor on paper drawing, inscribed. It has a geometric design in three parts, done in pen and ink and watercolor. The colors are black, brown and green. It is framed in a carved wood frame with an inner border of gold. Three external borders are striped with gold.

History

HISTORY: This piece was found in Hertford County in northeastern North Carolina, and it is believed to have been drawn in that area. The method of writing the date (“6th mo.” instead of “June”) indicates that the artist may have been a Quaker and perhaps a member of one of the nearby Quaker meetings such as Rich Square in Northampton County, North Carolina, or Western Branch in Southampton County, Virginia .

Credit Line

MESDA Purchase Fund