06-08-200806-08-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2412Boston
June 8, 2008 11:00 AMCalender
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Needlework Picture

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$1,185$1,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2412Location: BostonDate / Time: June 08, 2008 11:00AM

Description:

Needlework Picture, by Susan Bartlett, 1811, silk and chenille threads and paint and ink on a silk ground, depicting a young woman standing beside an ornately draped table set with a globe and writing utensils, in one hand she holds a letter and a portrait miniature of a young man, sight size 19 1/2 x 16 1/2 in., in a gilt and black-painted eglomise mat with gilt inscriptions "SUSAN BARTLETT 1811," (minor imperfections),in likely original molded giltwood frame.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

some toning and fading, scattered broken threads, thread loss l.l. edge on tablecloth.

Keywords

Susan Bartlett