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PAINTED AND EMBROIDERED: WASHINGTON AND HIS FAMILY, MARY FOLLANSBE, NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS OR BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (DOGGETT SCHOOL), DATED 1812
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- silk embroidered on silk satin and embellished with paint, mica, and metallic thread
- 21 1/2 in. by 22 1/2 in.
After Edward Savage (1761-1817); silk embroidered on silk satin and embellished with paint, mica and metallic thread, in the original black glass mat with filagree inscribed Washington's Family by Mary Follansbe, 1812.
Provenance
Col. Edgar William Garbisch and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Pokety Farms, Maryland;
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch Part II, May 8, 1974, sale 3637, lot 14.
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch Part II, May 8, 1974, sale 3637, lot 14.
Condition
Some fading and some stain. Small amounts of exfoliation in the eglomisé mount.
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
In a letter to Mrs. Schorsch dated May 18, 1974, Betty Ring writes:
"Without vital dates we can never be unquestionably positive, but I feel fairly convinced that those embroideries were made by two Newburyport sisters. According to Newburyport, Mass. Vital Records:
Hannah, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Follansbee was born Oct. 14, 1795. / Mary, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Follansbee was born May 31, 1797.
If they both made their needlepaintings in 1812, they would have been aged 17 and 15 --- a little old for Hannah; 15 would be the typical age, I think. The Columbian Centinel of Boston for Jan. 7, 1795 recorded the marriage of Capt. Thomas Follansbee to Hannah Frothingham in Newburyport."
"Without vital dates we can never be unquestionably positive, but I feel fairly convinced that those embroideries were made by two Newburyport sisters. According to Newburyport, Mass. Vital Records:
Hannah, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Follansbee was born Oct. 14, 1795. / Mary, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Follansbee was born May 31, 1797.
If they both made their needlepaintings in 1812, they would have been aged 17 and 15 --- a little old for Hannah; 15 would be the typical age, I think. The Columbian Centinel of Boston for Jan. 7, 1795 recorded the marriage of Capt. Thomas Follansbee to Hannah Frothingham in Newburyport."
Betty Ring to Anita Schorsch, March 18, 1974.