SMITH / PEIRCE antique painted family register c.1836 From a Peter Maverick print Waltham, Massachusetts Family Register (Probably worked by Ellen Rebekah Smith in 1836 when she was about 16 years old) Leonard Smith born April/ 27, 1783/ Nancy Peirce born Nov/ 22, 1784/ Married May 29, 1801 Births Ann Augusta Smith born Oct 12, 1808 Jane Isabella Smith born Nov. 16, 1810 Leonard Smith Jun. born Sept 23, 1813 Elvira Sophia Smith born March 19, 1814 Leonard Peirce Smith born Aug 6, 1818 Ellen Rebekah Smith born Aug 30, 182? Lydia Peirce Smith born June 10, 1825 Deaths Leonard Smith Jun. Obt March 15, 1814 Lydia Peirce Smith Obt Aug. 9, 1825 Ann Augusta Townsend Obt April 20, 1836 Leonard Peirce Smith 18 Elvira Sophia Hammond Jane Isabella Lawrence (Tombstone inscriptions) Sacred/ to the memory/ of Leonard Smith Jun/ who died March 15/ 1814 At 6 months/ Lydia P. Smith who died Aug 9, 1825 At 2 months Sacred/ to the memory/ of Ephraim Peirce/ who died Dec/ 12, 1811/ Aged 54 yrs Sacred/ to the memory/ of Ann Augusta/ Townsend who/ died April 20/ 1830 Aged/ 21 Family registers were popular watercolor schoolgirl projects in the first half of the 19th century. In this case the basic outline was a well known Peter Maverick print purchased as a printed design, and embellished by the artist. The family births and deaths are recorded and the background beautifully painted with town and landscape. Watercolor on paper; 21 ¼" x 17" sight size. Price; $9,800. STEPHEN & CAROL HUBER (860) 388-6809 View Other Silk Embroidered Memorials