American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

Hand-written note previously attached to verso, "Luther Lawrence of Groton and Lowell. Son of Major Samuel Lawrence B- Sep 28 1778. Graduated at Harvard 1801 was elected to the Mass General Court in 1812. Elected speaker in 1822. Elected mayor of Lowell in 1838 & reelected in 1839. On April 17 1839 while inspecting the new water wheels of the Middlesex mill he sliped (sic) and fell in the wheel pit and was almost instantly killed. He left no issue."