James Walter Folger (Nantucket 1851-1918) “Stone Alley Nantucket” Deep Relief Carved Wood Scene, circa 1900, carved signature upon the lower edge of scene “Nantucket 1900 Jas. W. Folger.” All encompassed in original deep molded wood frame with original label on reverse “James W. Folger • Artistic • Wood • Carvings • Paintings • of • Nantucket • Scenery.”

Scene 13 in. x 7 in. Overall 19 in. x 13 in.

Provenance: Property of a Lady, Rhode Island

James Walter Folger, an artisan from Nantucket was mainly self-taught. He worked briefly in 1869 as a journeyman for a wood carver in Cambridge, Massachusetts and continued to create carved animal heads, ornamental carvings and historical dioramas upon his return to Nantucket. Folger was also a painter in oil and watercolors, creating historical scenes of Nantucket.