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18th C, American School "Woman, Dog and Basket of Geese" Watercolor on Silk
$2,400
£1,854.42
€2,143.88
CA$3,391.37
A$3,803.65
CHF 1,991.91
MX$46,218.07
NOK 25,293.96
SEK 23,980.46
DKK 16,002.94
About the Item
Attributed: The Misses Pattens’ School (Hartford, Connecticut).
Circa Late 18th Century.
Watercolor on Silk housed in original giltwood frame.
Measures: 23.125" w x 19.25" h.
A rare and delicately rendered example of early American folk painting, this watercolor on silk depicts a bucolic domestic scene with deeply rooted charm and narrative resonance. Likely produced in the Northeastern United States between 1780 and 1820, this composition reflects the influence of English embroidery patterns and pastoral allegory, translated here into the American idiom through naïve draftsmanship, flattened perspective, and an intuitive sense of color and form.
The central figure, a bonneted young woman dressed in a rust-colored gown with white apron and fichu, kneels beside a woven basket that cradles two white goslings or ducks. Her large, expressive eyes and simplified features speak to the folk aesthetic, while her dress and bearing suggest genteel ideals of feminine virtue and domesticity. To her right, a white dog with curled tail and red tongue—a likely stand-in for a Spitz-type or Pomeranian—sits attentively, offering a note of animated affection that animates the otherwise tranquil scene.
The setting unfolds across a rolling green landscape with stylized trees, a pale picket fence, and, in the distance, a silhouette of clustered village buildings rising along the horizon. The use of watercolor on silk, a medium especially favored in female academies and needlework schools of the late 18th century, allows for softly diffused pigments and an ethereal translucency in the sky and ground. The surface shows expected craquelure, foxing, and pigment loss consistent with the fragility of silk-based works of this period, but the composition remains remarkably legible and evocative.
The work is presented in its likely original giltwood frame, with early corner splines and a warm patina evidencing age and authenticity. The back bears an old printed label reading “XVIII Century / American Painting / Water Color on Silk,” further attesting to its period attribution. The subject matter, medium, and stylistic traits suggest production by a student of an early American female seminary or finishing school, possibly in Connecticut, Massachusetts.
This piece is a poignant survival of early American feminine artistry, occupying a space between folk tradition and genteel aspiration, and remains a highly desirable example of painted silk work from the Federal period.
Measurements: 23.125" w x 19.25" h.
- Dimensions:Height: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)Width: 23.125 in (58.74 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- Style:Folk Art (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:18th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. In overall good condition for age. Frame has areas of gilt loss and wear commensurate with age and handling. Areas of silk have been damaged as photographed.
- Seller Location:Atlanta, GA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7838246064422
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