Auction: Sale #2147 - 2147Location: BoltonDate / Time: June 20, 2002 7:00PM
Description:
Silk Needlework Depicting the Coat of Arms of Gilbert, "Wrought by Hannah Gilbert," c. 1806, silk, gold, and silver metallic threads on silk background, gilt eglomise mat, image framed, (minor losses and tears on silk ground, toning),size 22 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. Note: Hannah Gilbert (1796-1850) attended Mary "Polly" Balch's Seminary in Providence, Rhode Island, around 1806.
Estimate $1,250-1,750