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Lot 3

Pair of Chester County Pennsylvania needleworks

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Pair of Chester County, Pennsylvania wool and silk on linen needlework pictures, dated 1792, initialed SP, with peacocks standing on a grassy mound and birds perched on a cherry tree branch, worked in a variety of stitches, signed Sarah Pusey (1759-1793) on bottom edge, 10" x 7 3/4". For a similar example see Pook & Pook, The Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Shelley, April 21, 2007, lot 436. Provenance: Ruth VanTassel at Chester County Antique Show 2004.

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Condition

Toning and stains, some sporadic thread loss.

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