$4,370
Maine silk, pencil, paint and ink on silk memorial needlework by Sarah E. Sawyer, dated 1833 with elaborate landscape of Portland and memorial to her son William, who was lost at sea, in a reverse painted mat, 21 1/2" x 25 1/4" (tear/losses, crack to mat). For similar example, see Girlhood Embroidery by Ring, vol. 1, figs. 301.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2003-09-20