06-20-200206-21-2002
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2147
June 20, 2002 07:00 PMCalender
639

FAMILY COAT OF ARMS: ON SILK, GOLD/SILVER THREAD, C.1806,

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$705$600
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

Keywords

Hannah Gilbert, Mary "Polly" Balch, Rhode Island