Lot 1153

MARTIN WEAVER BALMER (LANCASTER CO., PENNSYLVANIA, 1845-1860) FOLK ART COPY / DAY BOOK

Estimate: $500 - $800
Sold for
$937.50
Sold Price includes BP

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MARTIN WEAVER BALMER (LANCASTER CO., PENNSYLVANIA, 1845-1860) FOLK ART COPY / DAY BOOK, watercolor, ink, and graphite on lined paper, containing seven pages of naive watercolor drawings of animals, people, the sun, trees, etc., along with copy pages and daily accountings of his work, signed by Balmer multiple times including within the drawings. Original marbled-paper boards. 1850-1860. 7 3/8" x 6". 
Catalogue Note: Martin Balmer was born to Abraham Balmer (1813-1884) and Elizabeth Weaver Balmer (1822-1898). The Balmer family had resided in Lancaster Co., PA, since at least 1733. Martin died from typhoid fever in 1860 at the age of 16. His death record listed his occupation as a Waggoner. This day book records this short-lived occupation on pages likely dating to 1859/1860. Included are buying a wagon bed for $49 on eight months credit, loading and spreading dung and lime, quarrying stone, and many different harvesting jobs. 

Condition

Watercolor pages in very good condition, some pages are missing and some have been cut, boards are loose and spine is missing. 

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From the estate collection of Alfred "Al" Marzorini, Washington, DC.
K. D. Smith Auctions, Allentown, PA, 5/24/2014, lot 261.
Ex-collection of Harry Rinker.