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Oil painting on canvas of a little boy whittling. The boy is seated and is wearing a straw hat, red bow tie, a white collared gray suit, and red and gray striped socks. He has brown hair and is actively whittling. In the background is a toy ship. The painting is signed in the bottom right corner. The wood frame is painted gold with an outer border, with grapes and leaves.
oil paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
wood (plant material)
Painting
"J.C. Lowery, manufacturer of Picture Frames..." (printed)
"H.F.O" (Artist's signature)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P210
FA106
J.C. Lowery (Framer)
23 4/16 x 19 3/16 x 2 3/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.633
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