Object ID	N0061.1961
Title	The Azariah Caverly Family
Artist	Davis, Joseph (attributed to)
Object Name	Painting
Early Date	1836
Exhibit label line3	Surviving portraits by "Left Hand Painter" Joseph H. Davis suggest that, though his career was short, his style was distinctive. In his small scale works on paper, Davis posed subjects in profile, seated or standing, in lavish interior scenes decorated with grained and painted furniture and lively patterned carpets. Davis frequently included props to individualize his portraits-the detailed drawing seen on the table at the left and the carpenter's square held by the boy suggest that Azariah Caverly may have been an architect, engineer, or carpenter.
Description	Inscribed in ink in the margin below the portrait is "Azariah Caverly. Aged 44. December 28th ..1836. George A. Caverly. Aged 3 years./January 28th...1836/Sarah Jane. Caverly. Aged 7 months/July 15th...1836/Eliza Caverly. Aged 24. June 4th...1836." Printed in ink at the top of the newspaper is "DOVER GAZETTE./and Strafford Advertiser." Watermark found in center support, "OH."
Dimensions	H-11 W-15 inches
Material	Watercolor, pencil on paper
Place of Origin	Stafford, New Hampshire (probably)

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Last modified on: November 04, 2005