08-13-201708-13-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 13, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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George Washington Memorial Textile

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$5,843$4,750
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3022MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 13, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

George Washington Memorial Textile, early 19th century, monochrome copperplate print depicting Washington between pairs of columns and obelisks, harbor and fortification scene behind, below an arch with a spreadwing eagle with ribbons inscribed "This PLATE is with due RESPECT Inscribed to the Congress of the United States," the upper corners of the sheet with two long blocks of verse and wreath inscribed "MEMORY OF/WASHINGTON," archivally framed, ht. 25, wd. 15 in.

Note: This image is based on an engraving by Cornelius Tiebout after Charles Buxton. See Collins, Threads of History, fig. 54.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

There is an approx. 2 in. horizontal split in the floral swag below "TRANSIT."


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Keywords

Charles Buxton, Cornelius Tiebout, United States