Live Auction 22325Important Americana
Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia [L.L.D.,F.R.S.]
Lot 480 PROPERTY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PEPPER, JR. AND HOLLY (PEPPER) WHITE, DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia [L.L.D.,F.R.S.]

EDWARD FISHER (IRISH, 1730-1785), AFTER MASON CHAMBERLIN (ENGLISH, 1727-1787)

Closed19 January 2024

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Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia [L.L.D.,F.R.S.]
EDWARD FISHER (IRISH, 1730-1785), AFTER MASON CHAMBERLIN (ENGLISH, 1727-1787)
With Franklin’s dedication to his grand-niece Sally Davenport For/Miss Sally Davenport/in/Newbury Port (on reverse)
14 7⁄8 x 10 7⁄8 in.
Mezzotint

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Sally Davenport, Newburyport, Massachusetts, by gift from above, grand-niece
Anderson Auction Company, New York, 17 April 1906
Probably acquired by Benjamin Franklin Pepper (1879-1918), Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, great-great-great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin
Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Pepper, née Rebecca Thomson Willing (1882-1955), Ballygarth, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, wife
B. Franklin Pepper (1930-2011), Alexandria, Virginia, grandson
Benjamin Franklin Pepper, Jr. and Holly (Pepper) White, children and current owners