$4,250
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
American Furniture, Decorative & Folk Art
Auction: April 19, 2016 11:00:00 AM EDT
Provenance: Property Deaccessioned by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
Probably presented to the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association in 1877 through Miss Emily L. Harper, Vice Regent for Maryland (1866-1891), and were displayed in the Study.
Four individuals are known to have donated chairs through her including: Mr. Robert Goodhue Harper Carroll, Mrs. William C. Pennington, and Henry Jenkins and his son, all of Baltimore, Maryland.
Emily Louisa Harper (1812-1892)
Emily Louisa Harper served as Vice Regent for Maryland from 1866 to 1891. Miss Harper was the daughter of General Robert Goodloe Harper and granddaughter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland. Famous in society as well as in charity causes, Miss Harper received the Golden Rose award from the Pope. Her papers are in the collection of the Maryland Historical Society.