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AMERICAN SILK-EMBROIDERED "EMBLEM OF AMERICA"

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AMERICAN SILK-EMBROIDERED "EMBLEM OF AMERICA"

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AMERICAN SILK-EMBROIDERED "EMBLEM OF AMERICA" NEEDLEWORK PICTURE, silk, watercolor, and pencil on silk, oval vignette depicting an allegorical figure of Liberty in an Empire-waist dress with drawn head and arms, holding a spear and a 17-star American flag with an eagle emblem in her left hand and a quill in her right hand, she stands in a grassy field flanked by plants and a painted sky above her, bordered by "EMBLEM OF AMERICA" written below and painted to flowers to four corners. Housed under UV glass in a modern frame. Early 19th century. 10" x 14 1/4" sight, 12 1/8" x 16 3/8" OA.
Provenance: The Important Americana Collection of Barbara M. and the late Charlie Hunter, Staunton, VA.
Skinner, Inc., 11/3/2007, lot 580 (retains auction label).
Catalogue Note: Skinner notes that "This needlework is copied after an engraving titled 'An American Emblem', drawn by H. Richter, engraved by Lundin and published September 21, 1800 by J. LePetit Hammersmith near London."

Condition

Very good overall condition with toning and light spotting, a few pinholes and small spots of shattering on silk ground, some thread with light fading and fugitive color, tree with a few losses to thread, field with a few possible losses to thread, frame with minor wear and surface scratches. Not examined out of frame.

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AMERICAN SILK-EMBROIDERED "EMBLEM OF AMERICA"

Name: AMERICAN SILK-EMBROIDERED \"EMBLEM OF AMERICA\"
SKU: 115572996
Price: 3250 USD
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