SILK NEEDLEWORK AND WATERCOLOR PICTURE ON SILK, DESIGN AND PAINTWORK ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL FOLWELL (1770-1824), WROUGHT BY A. SYBELLA LUSHETT, PHILADELPHIA, DATED AUGUST 6, 1795

Christie's New York, October 13, 1984, lot 106;

Christie's New York, Philadelphia Splendor: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Max R. Zaitz, January 22, 2016, sale 12444, lot 220;

Roberto Freitas American Antiques and Decorative Arts, Stonington, Connecticut.

The scene is a depiction from the opera Rosina, a comedy composed by William Shield (1748-1829) that was first performed 31 December 1782 at Covent Garden, London. Similar to the story of Ruth and Boaz, the opera was likely the first use of the traditional Scottish melody "Auld Lang Syne." Here, Mr. Belville sleeps under a tree while his romantic interest, Rosina, uses one of her ribbons to tie the tree branches together to shade him from the sun.