$54,510
Virginia Record Book Artist (Frederick County, Virginia, active 1795-1825) , watercolor and ink on paper fraktur family record book consisting of seven double pages and one triple page, the first with the date 1811 is a record of the marriage of Daniel Ferneau and Catharine Ridenour of Virginia with intricate scrolls, flowers, and birds, and the facing page with a Temple and Masonic symbols, all in red, yellow, and sepia, the other seven pages are records of six children born to them, one of those including a death record of Joseph Ferneau . All the pages are profusely decorated with fanciful designs, birds, wild flowers, and leaves in red, yellow, and sepia colors, each page is approximately 7 1/4" x 6 1/4". Further information can be found in Earnest, Papers for Birth Days , pages 780-782.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2013-04-20
