FINE AND RARE SILK AND GILT AND SILVER THREAD EMBROIDERED COAT OF ARMS, NEW ENGLAND, 18TH CENTURY

Israel Sack, Inc., New York.

In good condition overall. Some threads are loose. Some fading, but good color overall. Tarnish on the silver threads.
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.

Betty Ring related the maker of this coat of arms to the maker of the Lemon and Harrison coats of arms which were worked in Boston at the Miss Cumings school, circa 1769 of the arms of the Hon. Harrison Gray. These were published in Ethel Stanwood Bolton and Eva Johnston Coe, American Samplers, The Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1921.