Sarah Rodman "Tree of Life" Family Register and Calligraphic Work

Description:

Sarah Rodman "Tree of Life" Family Register and Calligraphic Work, Nantucket/New Bedford, Massachusetts, early 19th century, the watercolor "Tree of Life" picture depicting the marriage of Samuel Rodman and Eliza Rotch, with their nine children; and a calligraphic work regarding "Memory" and "Humility," framed, ht. to 23 3/4, wd. 20 1/2 in.

Note: Sarah Rodman (1793-1888) married whaling merchant Charles W. Morgan. The family register is scheduled to be published in Fruits of the Tree of Life: New Discoveries (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Society, Autumn 2020).
The property of Brian and Pam Ehrlich
Estimate $800-1,200


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