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Lot 1068

Philadelphia Folwell School silk embroidery

Estimate: $500 - $800

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$315

Sold Price includes BP

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Philadelphia Folwell School silk, chenille, and paint on silk embroidery, early 19th c., depicting The Good Samaritan, 25" x 31". According to family tradition, this piece was worked by Hester Whiteman, b. 1778.

Condition

Contemporary frame. Large tear to left edge below tree. 3'' x 4'' area of loss just below tree, overlaid with mesh.

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