03-02-201403-02-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2710BBoston
March 2, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Needlework Pictorial Sampler

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$1,722$1,400
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2710BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 02, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Needlework Pictorial Sampler, "Maria Gulielma Atkinson/Her Sampler August 6 1800," worked in silk threads on wool gauze, with a rectangular reserve depicting a woman leaning against an anchor, the symbol of hope, over a pious verse surrounded by flower and bird motifs, above a floral swag dividing the lower register depicting Adam and Eve and the tree with encircling serpent, flanked by animals and trees and the verse from Genesis chapter 3 verse 13, all enclosed in a geometric flowering vine, (light toning, losses to background fabric, light stain u.r.),16 1/2 x 12 in., in a molded mahogany frame.
Estimate $800-1,200

Several small losses to background fabric primarily around the edges. The sampler appears to be archivally framed with similar colored fabric showing through the losses.


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Keywords

Maria Gulielma Atkinson, Adam and Eve, Adam