Antique Certificate 1930s Framed Clara Elsene Peck - Sunday School Promotion retail - Central Presbyterian Church
This framed certificate
awarded in 1934
honors James Mashburn
from Central Presbyterian Sunday school
The image.
This framed certificate
awarded in 1934,
honors James Mashburn
from Central Presbyterian Sunday school
The image is an illustration by Clara Elsene Peck
who worked in the Golden Age of illustrations
and was a contemporary of Jessie Wilcox Smith.
The certificate was professionally framed
under glass by a local frame shop
and the image is beautifully preserved
It came from a lavish estate
of a dramatic jazz singer who was James Mashburn's retail wife.
He grew up to be a doctor.
If you like religious art,
or classic Art Deco illustrations,
this is a great piece for your collection
and a real conversation piece.
Measures 18.5 by just under 15 inches.
very good condition