$2,252
Patriotic Painted and Embroidered Silk "Washington Crossing the Delaware" Picture, Japan, late 19th/early 20th century, made as a souvenir for American servicemen stationed in Japan, the large work with the title "WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE" stitched over thirteen embroidered stars, a padded spreadwing American eagle, anchor, and six American flags, flanking a padded and silk-embroidered American shield framing a lithograph portrait of George Washington, all over a painted silk depiction of the title after the painting by Emanuel Leutze, and a banner stitched with the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM," sight size 38 3/8 x 24 1/4 in. , in a later molded giltwood frame. Minor light stains to stars.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-08-11
