11-04-200611-05-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2337Boston
November 4, 2006 03:00 PMCalender
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Pair of Needlework Pictures

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$9,400$8,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2337Location: BostonDate / Time: November 04, 2006 3:00PM

Description:

Pair of Needlework Pictures, possibly Folwell School, Philadelphia, early 19th century, the pictures done with silk threads and watercolor on a silk ground, one a mourning picture depicting a woman grieving over an urn-topped monument inscribed "In Memory of an Affectionate FATHER," beside a weeping willow tree, the second picture shows a young woman seated outdoors on a rock, inscribing "LET VIRTUE BE YOUR GUIDE," on an oval tablet, with a tree and shrubbery in the background, both in an eglomise oval mat, 7 1/4 x 8 in., in original molded and beaded giltwood frames.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Keywords

Philadelphia, Folwell School