RUTH HENSHAW MILES BASCOM
(American, 1772-1848)
Portrait of Thomas Cushing Burr of Ashby, Massachusetts
1834, pastel and pencil on paper
sight: 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in., frame: 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.
Provenance: Recorded in Ruth Henshaw Bascom's diary on February 13, 1834; by descent through the family of the sitter, Thomas Burr; a Private Collection in Pennsylvania; Property of a descendant of the artist.

Literature: Avigad, Lois S. The Clarion. "Ruth Henshaw Bascom: A Youthful Viewpoint." New York, Fall 1987, p. 36.

Other Notes: In her diary, from the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, Bascom recalls the visit: On February 13, 1834, a day of 20 degree temperature, "... Thos. Cushing Burr came early to be sketched...".

The profile of the boy is pastel on paper cut out and applied to a blue highlighted background. Please note: All property is sold "AS IS" and any statement, whether oral or written, is given as a courtesy and shall not be deemed as a guarantee, warranty, or representation of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of the property or otherwise. The absence of a condition report does not imply the item is in perfect condition.