A rare and beautiful Dorchester, Massachusetts silk on silk needlework attributed to a student from the Saunders and Beach Academy. Executed in polychrome silk threads and depicting a woman standing next to a monument with a large willow tree and foliage in the background and a swan swimming in a body of water in the foreground. The needlework rests behind a modern black-painted eglomise glass with a gilt chrysanthemum at each corner and centered by an oval window with a gilt painted slip.
Dealer | Bernard & S. Dean Levy |
Date: | Circa 1795 |
Origin | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
Artist/Maker | |
Measurements | Height: 15 inches; Width: 11 3/4 inches |
Inventory | View Dealer's Inventory |
Website | http://www.levygalleries.com |
Price | |
Contact | Frank Levy, (212) 628-7088 or bsdlinc@gmail.com |