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A charming footstool with a wonderful cover appliquéd with a colorful basket of flowers.
American, c, 1830.
Formerly in the collection of Ronnie Newman, and pictured on the inside back cover of Light from the Past: Early American Rugs from the Collection of Ronnie Newman; exhibited at Ramapo College, Mahwah NJ, March 31-May 6, 2004.
SOLD.
An extremely rare early 18th c. Boston sampler signed by Mary Pemberton on September 15, 1742:
“Mary Pemberton Is My
Name New England Is
My Nation Boston Is
My Dwelling Place
And Christ Is My Salvation”
…
“Made in the Year of 1742 September the 15”
Silk on linen; in fine condition, no losses or repairs.
17 1/4” l. x 7 1/2” w.
Records indicate a Mary Pemberton was born in Boston in 1732.
Now in more appropriate frame.
SOLD.
An extremely fine 17th c. English needlework picture depicting the story from the Old Testament of Elijah meeting the widow of Zarepath and her son, saving them from starvation, and subsequently raising the son from his deathbed - 1 Kings 17.
England, 2nd half 17th c.
Signed “AS”, the piece is in excellent color and condition.
12” w. x 9” h.
SOLD.
Vibrant 18th c. crewelwork child’s bonnet in excellent color and condition, together with period stand.
Probably American.
Wool on linen, with only very minor thread loss.
SOLD.
A lovely Charles II needlework picture depicting a colorful vase of flowers.
English, c. 1660-80.
11 1/2” x 11 1/4."
In fine condition, in period, probably original, frame.
SOLD.
A remarkable compendium of mid-18th c. decorative needlework patterns surrounding a “pastoral” tablet, under a small panel dated “1752”.
Probably Swedish, 1752.
In an unusually large format; in excellent color and condition.
34” x 24 1/4” (framed).
An old note on the back indicates this piece is Swedish and was purchased in Stockholm in 1886.
SOLD.
A very rare 17th c. quillwork picture depicting a crenellated castle and its front lawn, surrounded by a deep, elaborately worked and colored floral border.
Signed and dated “K C 1695.”
In original framed shadowbox which is now enclosed in a modern case.
English, 1695.
12 1/4” sq.
SOLD.
An exceptional silk needlework picture done at Elizabeth Folwell’s academy in Philadelphia.
In spectacular color and condition, piece was worked at the school, and probably painted by Elizabeth’s husband Samuel.
Philadelphia, c. 1800-05; 22” x 24 1/2”.
Silk, watercolor and ink on silk with various motifs, including a pair of lovebirds, illustrating the concept of friendship
Piece is related to, and combines elements of figs. 410 and 412, Betty Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, v. II, pp. 382-3.
SOLD.
A lovely pair of 17th c. English needlework pictures featuring two ladies; in fine color and condition.
England, c. 1650-75.
7” x 9.”
SOLD.
An extremely charming New England needlework and watercolor picture illustrating a tale from John Bunyan’s allegorical Pilgrim’s Progress (1678). In the narrative Prudence, a damsel who lives in the House Beautiful, asks Christiana if she can cathechise Christiana’s children James, Joseph, Samuel, and Matthew. She speaks to the children in order of their age.
Connecticut or Massachusetts, c. 1800-20.
Silk and watercolor on silk.
20” x 17 ½”
SOLD.
A wonderfully charming early 18th c.needlework pastoral riff on the story of Cupid and Psyche—a determined Cupid about to “smite” the unaware object of his affections.
England, 1st quarter 18th c.
In great color and condition.
9” x 8 1/2” (needlework); 12 3/4” 12 1/2” (framed).
SOLD.
An unusually fine 17th c. Charles II English needlework picture depicting Christ and the Samaritan Woman.
England, c. 1660-85.
In excellent color and condition.
9 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (panel), 16 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (frame).
SOLD.
A charming 17th c. silk needlework picture incorporating, in lovely color, many elements of the “vocabulary" of pictures from this period.
England, 3rd quarter 17th c.
16 1/2” x 21 1/2” (framed); 10” x 14 1/2” sight.
SOLD.
New England, prob CT, c. 1800-15.
An exceptional Federal needlework picture depicting a scene from the Old Testament.
In superb condition.
Silk, chenille, and watercolor on silk.
28” x 20 1/4”
SOLD.
England, c. 1750.
A fine, large scale needlework picture featuring a shepherd and shepherdess tending their flock in a bucolic setting.
Wool and silk tent stitch on linen.
19” x 23 1/4” framed.
Minor loss to dark brown in spandrels.
SOLD.
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