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Lot 349

American 1785 Signed Wool and Linen Wallet

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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New England, brick stitch with rows of scales in alternating colors, stitched on inside, "William Long/ His PB/ 1785", raspberry glazed wool lining and edged with raspberry linen tape, 5 x 8-1/2 in., opens to 8-1/2 x 9-3/4 in.ÿ - Provenance: Elliott & Grace Snyder, South Egremont, Massachusetts; Northeast Auctions, New Hampshire, The Audrey & Tom Monahan Collection, August 4, 2001, lot 124; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey

Condition

two small holes to interior lining, several areas of stitch loss to wool, minor fading, wear to tape edging