This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... JOHN CHRISTIAN RAUSCHNER Rev. Thomas Barnard, Of Salem, 1748-1814. Colored wax, faces right; gown and bands; black hair turned up with a curl; pinkish yellow flesh, gray eyes. Minister of the North Church, Salem, 1773-1814. Three copies: Essex Institute--somewhat broken; North Church--perfect. Dr. John Orne ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... JOHN CHRISTIAN RAUSCHNER Rev. Thomas Barnard, Of Salem, 1748-1814. Colored wax, faces right; gown and bands; black hair turned up with a curl; pinkish yellow flesh, gray eyes. Minister of the North Church, Salem, 1773-1814. Three copies: Essex Institute--somewhat broken; North Church--perfect. Dr. John Orne Green, Boston. William Biglow, 1773-1844, Of Salem, Boston, And Natick. Colored wax, faces left; black coat and white stock; brown hair and pink flesh. Done in 1810. He was a preacher, poet and schoolmaster. Bacon's Natick has a silhouette of him. Essex Institute, Salem. Benjamin Bussey, 3D, 1781-1808. Colored wax, faces left; black coat; white waistcoat, frilled shirt front, collar, and neck-cloth; blue eyes; hair brown, brushed forward, and tied in a short queue. Lawrence Park, Esq., Groton, Mass. Elizabeth Brown Conover, 1810. Colored wax, faces right; 4$ inches high, showing right arm and left hand over it, with large jewelled ring on forefinger; dark hair and eyes; in lace cap tied at top with bow of natural ribbon; black gown with long sleeves and white lace bertha with three tiers of ruffles. The portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Conover are owned by their great-great-great-granddaughter. They were of Dutch extraction and the Holland name was Couwenhoven. Mrs. S. Megargee Wright, Philadelphia. Joseph Conover, 1810. Colored wax, faces left; $i inches high; black coat with four large brass buttons; high black vest and standing white collar, and white neckcloth; hair and eyes light brown. Mrs. S. Megargee Wright, Philadelphia. Benjamin Daland, Of Salem, 1807-1841. Colored wax, faces right. About twenty-five to thirty years old. Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. Thomas Dawes, 1783-1828. Colored wax, faces left; white stock. Mrs. Arthur O. Fuller, ...
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Add this copy of Wax Portraits and Silhouettes to cart. $15.42, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
Add this copy of Wax Portraits and Silhouettes to cart. $21.00, good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1914 by The Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
Edition:
1914, The Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Publisher:
The Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Published:
1914
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17967459944
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Good+, outer spine paper is chipped, which is customary for this title. Picture shows a previous copy. Tan boards, with a BW illus. laid on front covver, 88 pp. 1 color, 35 bw repros. A full-length narrative on these two subjects, grown out of a talk given by the author at the rooms of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. With an introduction by Charles Henry Hart. This is the first work devoted to the study of wax portraiture in America. Illustrated with salient examples. Please note that this is an original print copy, though in far from pristine condition.
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