This work will be included in Betsy James Wyeth’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work.
The present watercolor depicts the cupola on the Dunn & Elliot sail loft in Thomaston, Maine. In operation from 1864 to 1920, the company manufactured sails for numerous ships built up and down the Maine coast.
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The paper is adhered along the reverse extreme edges to a stretcher, which is wrapped in brown paper. Paper is buckled and is slightly toned with mat burn to extreme edges. A small tear along the lower extreme edge. A few small spots of surface soiling in the upper right quadrant. No repairs or paper losses.
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