Theorem Still Life

SOLD

New England, probably Maine.
Inscribed:  Basket of Choice Fruit
Signed: Lily A. Lanphear
Ca. 1830-1850.
Watercolor on paper
22 1/4″ x 25 1/4″
Condition:  Minor toning, in excellent condition.  Examined out of frame.  In a period bird’s eye maple frame.
There are very few known signed American theorems, especially those prior to 1850.