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Fri, Sep 26, 2008 10:00AM EDT
Lot 325

Pennsylvania silk and paint on silk pictorial need

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Sold for
$8,190
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Pennsylvania silk and paint on silk pictorial needlepoint, attributed to the Folwell School, ca. 1805, depicting 2 young lovers in a pastoral landscape, the background with a cottage and three men working in a field, 22" x 24 1/4". According to family tradition, the schoolgirl who wrought this piece was Kathryn Myers, b. 1778.

Condition

In the upper left corner of the blue sky, there are small creases and small areas of paint loss (abrasions). Regarding the silk, there is minor fraying to the mid-right section of the tree trunk.