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A RARE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, MARY EMMES, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, DATED 1764
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- textiles
- height 12 in.; width 10 in.
- 30.5 cm; 25.4 cm
worked in silk threads on a linen ground and signed Mary Emmes Her Work 1764; with characteristic Newport house with blue door. In the original black molded frame.
Provenance
Amy Finkel, M. Finkel and Daughter, Philadelphia, June 30, 2003.
Condition
Background discolored, fading, appears to have original frame.
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.
Catalogue Note
Mary Emmes was born October 13, 1753 in Newport. The family had lived in Boston since the mid-17th century. For related work, see Betty Ring, Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee, Rhode Island Historical Society, 1983. A genealogy of Mary Emmes' family accompanies this lot.
A closely related sampler worked by Sarah E. Pope is in the collection of the Newport Historical Society, and is illustrated and discussed in Betty Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, Volume I, pp. 176, fig. 200.
A closely related sampler worked by Sarah E. Pope is in the collection of the Newport Historical Society, and is illustrated and discussed in Betty Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, Volume I, pp. 176, fig. 200.