Sold for:
$35,100
$35,100
Important Pennsylvania Lititz Moravian Girls' School silk, chenille, spangles, and paint on silk needlework picture inscribed on the tablet "Hannah Mary M'Conaughy Litiz May 1825" , the two central figures representing Palemon and Lavinia from the poem Autumn , situated in a pastoral landscape with farm house and mountainous background, retaining its original gilt frame, 17 1/4" dia. , 20 1/2" x 20 1/2" overall. Pictured in Herr, Ornamental Branches , fig. 28, pg. 54. For a related example, see Ring, Girlhood Embroidery , vol II, fig. 500. Provenance: Joe Kindig, Jr. and Son Antiques.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2007-04-21
