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135 141097/26 Hand-painted window shade 19th century Painted with imaginative scene with sailor, dog and barrel, a man in a boat and a woman nearby milking a cow, all before a romantic house, on wooden rod, mounted for hanging. 34 in. x 51 in. (approx.) provenance: Property of a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Collector. $500-800
136 141185/1 American School 18th/19th century a peaceable kingdom Oil on canvas, laid on panel, framed. 31 in. x 28 3/4 in. (sight) provenance: Private Connecticut Collection. $1,000-1,500 137 141097/6 American School 19th century an opulent still life with fruit Oil on canvas, framed. 23 1/2 in. x 29 1/2 in. (sight) provenance: Property of a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Collector. $3,000-5,000
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138 138102/1 Attributed to George Cooke (1793-1849) double portrait of martha pearson cook and isaac winship, circa 1845 Oil on canvas, framed. 48 3/4 in. x 40 1/2 in. (sight) provenance: By descent in the family to the present owner. The building seen through the window is thought to be the Bibb County Courthouse designed and built by architect, contractor and philanthropist Elam Alexander (1796-1863) in Macon, Georgia in 1829. note: Isaac Winship (1802-1885) was born in Massachusetts and moved with his older brother Jacob in 1820 to Monticello, Georgia where they established a shoe factory. When Isaac married Martha in 1827 he was an established merchant in Macon. In 1848, the brothers built a cotton gin manufactory, first near Macon and then in Atlanta, and eventually established and operated Winship Iron Foundry and Machine Works in Atlanta. The Winships maintained homes in Macon and Atlanta. The Iron Foundry and their Atlanta home were destroyed by General Sherman’s troops in 1864. Martha Pearson Cook (1813-1882) had the distinction of being the first white child born in Indian territory before the founding of Macon. Her father, Major Phillip Cook, of South Carolina, commanded Fort Hawkins, then the frontier from 1812-1815. During the Civil War, Martha served as President of the Atlanta Hospital Association from 1862 until the end of the conflict. She was renowned for tireless efforts organizing and tending to wounded soldiers, raising money, and for gathering the dead from the battleground and securing decent burials. When their Atlanta home was destroyed, she organized hospital work in Macon. She served as the president of the Ladies Memorial Association providing headstones for Confederate dead and building a monument in their honor. Martha gave birth to twelve children. Papers of the Winship-Flournoy family are in the collection of the Atlanta History Center. $15,000-25,000