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Lot 233

Philadelphia silk and paint on silk needlework pic

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Sold for
$1,011
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
Philadelphia silk and paint on silk needlework picture, possibly Folwell School, depicting 3 women surrounded by trees, river, and garden, two are seated on a bench reading and one is kneeling under a tree, inscribed with an oath worked in various stitches in shades of green, blue, yellow, brown, and tan, within a reverse painted frame, inscribed "Fidelity", 16" x 18". For information on the Folwell School, see Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, pgs. 378-387.

Condition

Loss to oath. Tears and loss to faces. Small tears to river area, border and skirt. Loss to top right corner.