Lot 241
  • 241

An English wool and silk needlework picture depicting a shepherdess dated 1726

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • wood, silk
  • frame 17 1/2 in. by 24 1/4 in.
  • 44.5 cm; 61.6 cm
signed MS 1726.  The reverse with an inked inscription inscribed This work was done by one of Aunt Ann Henshaw's (MotherinLaw ?) Ancestors M.S. 1726 / To be given to her great great-niece - Anne Henshaw Grabble 236 Claremont Bradford Fork... / 1931? Address from... 6 Melbourne Place Horl...Lane Bradford...

Provenance

Witney Antiques, Witney, Oxfordshire

Condition

Overall good condition; the threads retaining bright and vibrant colors; the upper left quadrant with two small holes the left edge; bottom left quadrant with some very minor losses to bottom edge; upper right quadrant with small section of working-in approximately 1 inch by 1 inch; bottom right quadrant with minor losses to threads of edges; the frame in good restored condition with inpainting and staining minor scratches and wear.
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