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RARE WOOL CANVASWORK PANEL DEPICTING THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE FOXCROFT FAMILY, PROBABLY BY MEHITABLE OR ELIZABETH FOXCROFT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1750
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- wool
- 17 in. by 14 1/2 in.
Provenance
Alice and Murray Braunfeld, Los Angeles, California;
Sotheby's, New York, Property from the Collection of Alice and Murray Braunfeld, January 17, 2004, sale 7961, lot 1167;
Jonathan Trace, Rifton, New York.
Sotheby's, New York, Property from the Collection of Alice and Murray Braunfeld, January 17, 2004, sale 7961, lot 1167;
Jonathan Trace, Rifton, New York.
Condition
Some fading and losses.
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
This splendid rendition of the arms of Foxcroft nestling within a colorful garden, and without the customary mantling found on the majority of Boston's embroidered arms. It is possible the shield and crest were derived from a seal that lacked mantling. Another unusual Boston embroidery of c. 1740-1760 features the arms of Foxcroft and Coney on black silk, surrounded by lush flowering vines and gilded eagles rather than the typical mantling. See Betty Ring, Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework, 1650-1850, vol. I (New York: A.A. Knopf, 1993), p. 64.