William Jennys (AMERICAN, 1774-1859) FOLK ART "PORTRAIT OF A LADY WEARING A WHITE HEADDRESS" OIL ON CANVAS.

Sold for $2,300 at Amelia Jeffers on Nov 28, 2025.

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WILLIAM JENNYS (AMERICAN, 1774-1859) FOLK ART "PORTRAIT OF A LADY WEARING A WHITE HEADDRESS" OIL ON CANVAS. Ca. 1800. Half-length portrait of a woman wearing a high white bonnet, a gold necklace, and a white lacy shawl over a blue dress, with an oval border, unsigned, in a silvered wood frame. Canvas, 30"h. 25"w. Frame, 34.75"h. 29.5"w. Ex Dana Tillou (Buffalo, New York). Literature: Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo, "Beyond Tradition: A Folk Art Collection in New Hampshire," Antiques & Fine Art, vol. VII, issue 2, Summer/Autumn 2006, p. 143; Michael R. Payne and Suzanne Rudnick Payne, "The New 'Delineating Pencil' Silhouettes by William Jennys," Antiques & Fine Art, volume X, issue 6, 2011 (11th anniversary issue). Provenance: From the Collection of Peggy McClard & Randy Segotta (Weare, New Hampshire); Sotheby's New York, January 21, 2017, Lot 5081; The Ralph and Susanne Katz Collection.

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