Lot Details
Lot 243
Silk-on-Linen Needlework Pictorial
Worked by a Student at Mrs. Buchanan's School, Pennsylvania dated 1825
Height 17 5/8 inches, width 17 5/8 inches.
Provenance:
M. Finkel & Daughter
Needlework taught by Catharine Welshans (later Buchanan) often incorporate real hair. These pictures were made in Wrightsville, Marietta, Maytown, and Columbia from 1812-1838. Examples often include several figures under a tree. For further discussion of these samplers, as well as illustrations of similar examples, see Betty Ring, Girlhood Embroidery pp. 422 - 427.
C Property from the Estate of a Private Collector
Additional Notes & Condition Report
frame rubbed, scratched, losses
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