Lot 1162: John C. McRae (fl. 1850-1880) after George G. White (circa 1835-1898) Fine American and European Furniture, Silver, Folk and Decorative Arts and Clocks

Name: John C. McRae (fl. 1850-1880) after George G. White (circa 1835-1898) Fine American and European Furniture, Silver, Folk and Decorative Arts and Clocks
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 2045bb1da5

Est: $0 USD - $0 USDSold:

BonhamsNew York, NY, USSeptember 23, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Father, I cannot Tell a Lie, I cut the Tree, 1867 Colored engraving Published by John C. McRae, New York 14 7/8 x 21 1/2 (37.8 x 54.6cm)

Dimensions

37.8 x 54.6cm

Artist or Maker

John C. McRae

Exhibited

: Stony Brook, NY, the Museums at Stony Brook; Chadds Ford, PA, the Brandywine River Museum; and Lexington, MA, the Museum of Our National Heritage, February 1999 - February 2000, George Washington: American Symbol, # C20.

Notes

The subject of the work is the famous apocryphal cherry tree story invented by "Parson" Mason Locke Weems. See Frank Friedel and Lonnelle Aikman, G. Washington, Man and Monument, Washington D.C., 1965, p. 10.

Auction Details

Fine American and European Furniture, Silver, Folk and Decorative Arts and Clocks

Bonhams

September 23, 2014, 02:00 PM UTC

580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, US

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