Lot 567
Waldo & Jewett Portraits, c.1830, Col./Mrs. Burtis

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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Attributed to Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1783-1861, and William Jewett, 1790-1874, Portraits of Colonel Townsend Weeks Burtis and his wife Sarah Lowe Burtis, Oil on Panel, circa 1830, initialed W on the sword handle. Family History: Colonel Burtis came from Oyster Bay, NY and was aide-de-camp to General Lafayette. In New York City, Colonel & Mrs. Burtis lived at 7 State Street in a house attributed to John McComb Jr., 1793-1806. Colonel & Mrs. Burtis were the great, great grandparents of Tracy Haight Griswold, from whose estate the paintings come. Dimensions: 33 1/4" x 25 1/2", frames 41" x 34" Property from the Litchfield Estate of Tracy H. Griswold (TGLI8643/2)(WT)