Floral Silk Needlework Picture

Description:

Floral Silk Needlework Picture, "Executed by Hannah Fisher-aged 13 Years AD 1811/Canton Mass.," stitched with silk threads on a silk ground depicting a flowering branch above a single potted tulip blossom, (imperfections),10 x 8 in., in a period pegged mortise-and-tenon-joined frame painted a reddish brown.
Estimate $800-1,200

Minor fading, scattered small light brownish spots to background, a sewing needle was left in place on the bottom edge of the pot creating a dark spot, a few lines of fraying at the bottom approx. 1/4 to 1 in. long.


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