Needlework Picture of a Girl with a Dead Bird

Description:

Needlework Picture of a Girl with a Dead Bird, America, early 19th century, the girl with cage and bird resting on a brick wall with red drapery, column, and landscape in the background, in a gilt molded frame, ht. 14, wd. 17 in.
Provenance: The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art.
Estimate $200-250

Staining in u.r. corner. Minor toning.


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