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Lot 376

Queen Anne Wool Canvas Needlework, Jacob's Dream

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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British, early 18th century, depiction of a sleeping Jacob below angels ascending and descending a ladder to heaven, the date "1632" is mirror written in the sun, wool tent stitch with silk details on linen, 26 x 16-1/2 in.; modern gilt frame, 26 x 27-1/2 in.Exhibited: Milwaukee Art Museum, October 13, 1988-January 1, 1989 - Provenance: Mayorcas, Ltd., London; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey

Condition

later linen tape backing along border, original tacking edge, minor stitch loss, fading, some green starting to go fugitive