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Premier Auction - Session II - February 4, 2023

Sat, Feb 4, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 920

Maryland Wool and Silk Pictorial Needlework

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

probably Baltimore, center building with arched windows and doors above stepped yard with raised figures feeding birds and cow, stitched below "Theodate Pope's Work Finished July 25th 1833", two line pious verse stitched top, large floral border, silk and wool on linen, sight 15-3/4 x 17 in.; ribbon outer border, gilt and painted wood frame, 22-1/4 x 23-1/4 in.

Note: For similar Baltimore building samplers, see Betty Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, Alfred A. Knoph, 1993, page 511

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

Condition

extensive losses, abrasions, and repairs to linen ground along with toning and areas of discoloration, overall fading and fugitive colors, not examined out of frame