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RARE AND IMPORTANT 'FISHING LADY' WOOL CANVASWORK, MARY PERRIN, BOSTON, CIRCA 1750
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- RARE AND IMPORTANT 'FISHING LADY' WOOL CANVASWORK, ALICE BRADLEE, BOSTON, CIRCA 1750
- wool
- 17 1/4 in. by 15 1/2 in.
Paper label on back inscribed: Alice was Alice Bradlee who married Theodore Chase. She was my grandmother Crowninsheild's sister, signed Katharine Bradlee Hammond; oldest label reads: "Worked by Mary [Perin] Alice's Grandmother./ Important Boston School needlework - Ron Bourgeault/ Sat. Nov. 9, 1993- See Betty Ring Book with Furniture outside/On Label "Alice Bradlee who married Theodore Chase/She was y grandmother Crowninshield's sister...Katherine Bradlee Hammond/"Other Label: 'Worked by Mary Perin from catalog Alice's grandmother.'
Provenance
Alice Bradlee Chase (granddaughter of maker);
Descended in the Bradlee-Crowninshield Family;
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, November 7, 1993;
Stephen and Carol Huber, East Lyme, Connecticut.
Descended in the Bradlee-Crowninshield Family;
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, November 7, 1993;
Stephen and Carol Huber, East Lyme, Connecticut.
Literature
Betty Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850, Volume I, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1993, pp.44-51
Helen Bowen, “The Fishing Lady and Boston Common”, The Magazine Antiques, vol. 4, no. 2, August 1923, pp. 70-73.
Nancy Graves Cabot, The Magazine Antiques, July, 1941, pp. 26-31
Helen Bowen, “The Fishing Lady and Boston Common”, The Magazine Antiques, vol. 4, no. 2, August 1923, pp. 70-73.
Nancy Graves Cabot, The Magazine Antiques, July, 1941, pp. 26-31
Condition
In good condition. Possibly trimmed. Small shard of glass on lower left corner.
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.