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Fri, Apr 18, 2008 10:00AM EDT
Lot 174

Pennsylvania silk and paint on silk pictorial need

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Unsold

Bid Increments

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$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 backgroun with a cottage and three men working in a field, 22" x 24 1/4". According to family tradition, the school girl who wrought this piece was Kathryn Myers, b. 1778.

Condition

Foxing and abrasions to sky. Minor sporadic thread loss/fraying, mostly to figures clothes.