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Americana & International - Session Three

Fri, Oct 7, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1234

Boston, Massachusetts silk on linen needlework

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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Boston, Massachusetts silk on linen needlework memorial sampler, inscribed on eglomise mat Wrought at Mrs. Rowson's Academy by Miss Sophia Dudley 1815, the tomb inscribed Sacred to the memory of Benjamin Dudley, obit March 16, 1814, et 21, 21" x 19 1/2". In 1797, Susana Rowson left the theater world to found Mrs. Rowson's Academy for Young Ladies in downtown Boston and remained as head preceptress until 1822.

Condition

Some losses to inscription on urn, otherwise very good condition.

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