1964 - 1987
The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT, purchased at auction [1]
1987 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from the Connecticut Historical Society [2]
Notes:
This work was acquired by the Connecticut Historical Society as an example of 17th century Connecticut woodworking. Later, when its origin was attributed to a Massachusetts maker, it was deaccessioned from the CHS collection and sold to the Saint Louis Art Museum.
[1] Correspondence dated October 26, 1986 from Christopher P. Bickford, Director, Connecticut Historical Society [SLAM document files].
[2] See invoice dated October 26, 1986 [SLAM document files]; Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, May 18, 1987.
