08-14-201608-14-2016
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 14, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Twelve Apotheosis of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin Printed Textile Fragments

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$4,305$3,500
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2922MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 14, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Twelve Apotheosis of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin Printed Textile Fragments, England, c. 1785-1800, red-printed on cotton, six fragments depicting George Washington with a figure of an Indian princess supporting a shield reading "AMERICA/INDEPEND/ANCE [sic]/1776 in a leopard-drawn chariot behind two Native Americans blowing trumpets, and six fragments depicting Benjamin Franklin and "Liberty" holding a banner reading "WHERE LIBERTY SWELLS THERE IS MY COUNTRY," with one other fragment from a different textile depicting a woman and cherub, (minor staining),approx. ht. to 21, wd. to 31 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Toned, minor stains, few small tears and holes.


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Keywords

George Washington, United Kingdom