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Description
Persis Sibley, 19, painted this primrose theorem card. Sibley, who grew up in Freedom, taught school, read avidly, and had a lively interest in many different subjects. She married Charles Andrews, an Augusta lawyer, when she was 28.
Theorem painting, which was popular in the early nineteenth century, used a variety of stencils for each painting which allowed the painter to create vivid pictures.
About This Item
- Title: Card painted by Persis Sibley, ca. 1831
- Creator: Persis Sibley Andrews Black
- Creation Date: circa 1831
- Subject Date: circa 1831
- Location: Freedom, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 11 cm x 6.3 cm
- Local Code: 271* v-4
- Object Type: Image
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