Property from the Collection of Alex Raskin, Savannah, GA

Description:

Florence Dickenson Daffin, Portrait of a Child, Charcoal Drawing, unsigned, with handwritten note 'charcoal drawing by Florence Dickenson Daffin…while a student at Wesleyan in about 1884' on verso, depicting a portrait of a young child with hat and coat, matted and framed. Frame size: 26 1/4 in. x 21 1/4 in.

Measurements: Height: by sight 17 in. x Width: 12 1/2 in.

Condition:

Overall good restored condition, toning, some restored losses to surface of paper, particularly along left side and in bottom left quadrant, not viewed out of frame.

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