03-03-201303-03-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2640BBoston
March 3, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Needlework Sampler

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$584$475
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2640BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 03, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Needlework Sampler, "REBECCA TARBOX BORN SEPTEMBER THE 30 1739," Wenham, Massachusetts, stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with Rebecca's signature and birth date above alphabets and the verses "REBECCA TARBOX IS MY NAME AND ENGLAND IS MY NATION/WENHAM IS MY DWELLING PLACE AND CHRIST IS MY SALVATION" and "WHEN I AM DEAD AND LADE IN GRAVE AND ALL MY BONES ARE ROTTEN/WHEN THIS YOU SEE REMEMBE[R] ME THAT I BE NOT FORGOTTEN," and a panel depicting a scene with sheep, and birds perched in trees, the top and bottom with undulating line borders, (fading, toning, losses),13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in., in a later molded giltwood frame.

Note: Rebecca Tarbox was born September 30, 1739, the daughter of Samuel Tarbox, Jr., and his wife Mary (Cue). Rebecca married Josiah Moulton, a blacksmith, in 1767; they resided in Salem and had a daughter. During the Revolutionary War, it is reported that Josiah died in an engagement between a letter of Marque, on which he served, and a British frigate. He was shot just outside Salem Harbor when a ball struck a jackknife in his pea jacket pocket and drove it into his side. He died as he was landed on the wharf in Salem.
Estimate $250-450

Fading , toning, many losses to the linen foundation and stitch losses to borders on upper and lower quarters


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Keywords

Josiah Moulton, Rebecca Tarbox, Massachusetts, Wenham, Mary, Samuel Tarbox , Jr., blacksmith, Salem Harbor