$237
Needlework Family Record, "Mary Stone wrought this work salem september 7 AE 18--," probably Salem, Massachusetts, worked in silk threads on a linen ground with a black sawtooth border surrounding the vital statistics of Daniel Stone, b. December 25, 1778, his wife Hannah, b. May 27, 1785, and their seven children, above two lower blossoms flanking a heart stitched with the maker's name, Mary Stone, the fourth child of Daniel and Hannah, (stitch losses, toning), sight size 22 x 16 in., in a later frame. Note: The backing paper is affixed with a label inscribed "Mary Stone was my Grandmother on my mother's side. She married Amos Buxton." Scattered stitch losses on sawtooth border several letters on children's names and death statistics.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-03-06
