11-01-201411-01-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 1, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Ulysses S. Grant Silk Memorial

Sell one like this
$523$425
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2760MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 01, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Ulysses S. Grant Silk Memorial, c. 1880s, a wood-framed, embroidered silk memorial of President Grant in his casket, draped in an American flag, an angel directing two women, one representing the north, the other the south, above which is embroidered in gold LET US HAVE PEACE, below the casket in black is embroidered IN MEMORIAM U.S. GRANT, frame lg. 29 1/2, ht. 23 1/2 in.

Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck.
Estimate $400-600

Frame needs restoration and new glass, and the silk needs to be conserved, has some tears but nothing missing, and the embroidery is very well done.


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Keywords

Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant Silk Memorial, President, M. Prudence Fleck, Peter F. Frazier