The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part I

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Lot 237

A Deerfield Academy Schoolgirls' Theorem on Velvet, 19th Century

A Deerfield Academy Schoolgirls' Theorem on Velvet, 19th Century

Deerfield, Massachusetts, Circa 1820

unsigned.
17 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches.

Deerfield Academy was unofficially established by a group of fifteen residents of Deerfield in 1878, acting as "Proprietors of the New School House." They intended to provide a higher grade of instruction to local children that would rival those of more elite but potentially degenerative Boston institutions, ripe with the "innumerable temptations" of urban life. The school opened to students of both sexes in January 1799 and espoused a liberal arts curriculum of Latin, Greek, reading, writing, English grammar, geography, anthropology, and mathematics.

For a discussion of similar works in this medium from the Deerfield Academy, see Suzanne L. Flynt, Ornamental and Useful Accomplishments: Schoolgirl Education and Deerfield Academy, 1800-1830. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association: Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1988.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Framed: 21 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches.

In overall good and stable condition, with few areas of brown spotting throughout. Lighter, highlight areas of tree at upper left corner impart a rough texture to the pile. Velvet ground loosely stitched to paperboard backing.

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

Leah Vogelpohl

AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts

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Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

Katie Benedict

Associate Specialist, Furniture & Decorative Arts

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The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part I

A Deerfield Academy Schoolgirls' Theorem on Velvet, 19th Century

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