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Lot 423

Rare Philadelphia Folwell school needlework memori

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for
$32,760
Sold Price includes BP

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$500,000 $50,000
Rare Philadelphia Folwell school needlework memorial wrought by Sarah Staats in the year 1800, the oval work with soldier and woman beside a tomb, inscribed "Sacred to the Memory of the illustrious Washington", 16 1/4" x 18 1/4". Accompanying this lot is a letter from Sarah Staats dated "Philadelphia July 4th 1800" in which she states "my piece is almost done and I expect to finish it next week".