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Fine Needlework Sampler by Catharine Meyer, Springfield, Pennsylvania dated 1820
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- AMERICAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
- silk, cotton
- 18 by 17 inches
Executed in a variety of stitches including Rococo, Tent, Outline, Satin, Cross, Stem, Daisy and Turkey, work in tones of green, yellow, white and blue and worked with a farm scene with sheep and ducks grazing on the lawn ablove tow large baskets of slowering lants, the whole within a bread grapevine border; inscribed Catharine Meyer's sampler finished in Springfield, May the 28, 1820.
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, January 31, 1981, The Theodore H. Kapnek Collection of American Samplers, sale 4531Y, lot 126.
Exhibited
New York, The Museum of American Folk Art, November 1978, illustration in the catalogue, item 79.
Condition
Some darkening to foundation and fading of colors. Stitches and ground are in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.