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129. PAIR OF E. E. FINCH (ACTIVE MAINE 1832-1850) FOLK ART PORTRAITS, 1833, depicting Horace Rawson
(1795-1835) and his wife Mary Low Barnard Rawson (1798-1857) of Waldoboro, Maine, signed and dated verso “E. E. Finch Pinxt
July, 1833”, in original faux grain decorated frames, with provenance verso. 21 in. x 17 in. each.
Note: Descended in the family

130. 1808 WALDOBORO, MAINE SCHOOL GIRL
EMBROIDERED SAMPLER, wrought by Mary Low
Barnard (1798-1857), “Mary Low Barnard Samplar Worked in
The Eleventh Year of My Age in 1808”. 19 ½ in. x 17 ½ in.

Note: Mary Low Barnard, future wife of Horace Rawson, is pictured
with her husband in a pair of portraits by E. E. Finch also being offered
in the above lot.

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131. SCHOOL GIRL SILKWORK EMBROIDERY,
early 19th century, “Wisdom Leading Youth to the Temple of
Education”, wrought by Mary Jane Simpson (b. 1828) of
Dorchester, Massachusetts. 15 in. x 11 in.
Note: Descended in the family, with inscription verso.