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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 12, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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George Washington Memorial Needlework

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$22,140$18,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3121MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 12, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

George Washington Memorial Needlework, Sarah Ballou, Mary Balch School, Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1800, a central obelisk with a bust of Washington, a mourning woman in a blue and white gown, and an eagle, willow and pine trees in the background, two ships in a harbor, and a fence in the foreground, eglomise mat, in a gilt molded frame, ht. 16 3/4, wd. 13 1/2 in. (sight).

Provenance: Stephen and Carol Huber, October 8, 2006.

Note: Genealogical information documents a Sarah Ballou born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, October 18, 1781.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $6,000-8,000


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Keywords

Sarah Ballou, Sybil Kern, Stephen Huber, Carol Huber, George Washington