August Americana
Description:
"Martha Wilder" Needlework Genealogy, Portland, Maine, March 12, 1805, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, the floral border surrounding the vital statistics of members of the Wilder family, above the maker's name and location, and two pictorial reserves with urns, (minor fading),23 x 17 in., in a molded giltwood frame.
Provenance: Sheila Rideout, Wiscasset, Maine, 1989.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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