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THBFine 1796 Massachusetts Silk Pictorial Needlework
About Seller
PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveFeb 4, 2023
Premier Auction - Session II - Lots 731-1129 Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
bucolic scene with two part center registry of female figure under a bird topped arbor beside deer and farm house, over birds and cow grazing on grassy hill, inscribed "Eliza Whitman her work ended in the 10th year of her age 1796", all within an elaborate floral border, silk on gauge ground, sight 21 x 19 in.; birds eye maple frame with gilt cove molding, 26-1/4 x 24 in.
Note: Exhibition: New York, The Museum of American Folk Art, November 1978. Illustrated in the catalog, item 39.
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, The Theodore H. Kapnek Collection of American Samplers, January 31, 1981 lot 8; Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia
Condition
multiple areas of loss to gauze ground especially around female figure and framed edges, some discoloration to silk threads, overall fading to embroidered elements and general toning to gauze ground, veneer losses to frame lower right, discoloration to gilt molding, not examined out of frame
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