PAIR OF NANTUCKET PORTRAITS DEPICTING CAPTAIN ROBERT JOY (1793–1862) AND SALLY HUSSEY JOY (1797–1882), oils on pine panels, unsigned.
27 in. x 23 in.

Captain Robert Joy, a well known ship owner lived on Gardner Street. Sally Joy was the daughter of Sarah Jenkins Hussey and Charles Hussey and a sister of Mary Seaman Hussey (Mrs. Peter Folger).

Provenance: The portraits hung for a number of years in the Folger Mansion on Centre Street, a home occupied by the Folger family for 5 generations. The portraits were passed on from Bertha Folger to her cousin, sold Rafael Osona Auctions August 3, 2013 to the present owner. Accompanied with hand written “Family Record” birth and death dates.