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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF
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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF ROBERT E. LEE, on horseback with applied brass stirrups, inscribed "GEN. LEE / ME MAYHEW" on back of figure. Probably carved by Maitland Eugene Mayhew (b.c.1870) of Roanoke, VA. Late 19th/early 20th century. 6 1/2" HOA, 5 1/2" LOA.
Provenance: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Jan and Watt White.
Jeffrey S, Evans & Assoc., 11/12/2011, lot 444.
From a Virginia private collection.
Ex-collection of Ed Truitt, Roanoke, VA.
Catalogue Note: Maitland Mayhew was born in Berkeley Co., WV around 1870. By 1899 he had relocated to Roanoke, VA where his son Edward was born. He worked as a railroad conductor stationed in Roanoke from at least 1900 to 1930. He most likely carved this figure for his newborn son soon after arriving in Roanoke.
Condition
Excellent condition with minor wear.
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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF

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