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Lot 19

American School (19th century)
Tunis Family Portrait, New York City, c. 1865

19 August 2025, 12:00 EDT
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

US$5,000 - US$7,000

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American School (19th century)

Tunis Family Portrait, New York City, c. 1865

Depicting the five children of Nehemiah and Lucia Burtis Tunis, who resided at 360 West 20th Street, left to right: William (1845-1904), Nehemiah (1848-1922), John (1858-96), Lucia (1855-1919), and Emilie (1857-1938).

unsigned
oil on canvas
30 7/8 x 50 1/8 in.
framed 37 1/4 x 56 1/2 in.

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Provenance
Emilie Theresia Tunis Burr (1857-1938), New York and East Orange, New Jersey.
Eleanor Tunis Burr (1882-1981), East Orange, New Jersey.
Gift to Alice Riley McDonald (1903-90) of South Orange, New Jersey, thence by descent to consignor.

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