03-02-201903-02-2019
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3222BBoston
March 2, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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Needlework Sampler "Elizabeth King,"

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$1,230$1,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3222BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 02, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

Needlework Sampler "Elizabeth King," Salem, Massachusetts, 1798, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, with a central reserve with alphanumeric lines interspersed with animals and with a lower pictorial register, all surrounded by double sawtooth border and wide outer border of meandering vine, with birds and dogs in the upper and lower corners, (fading, losses, linen toned),15 3/4 x 14 1/2 in., in a black frame.
Estimate $1,200-1,500


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