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MASSACHUSETTS NEEDLEWORK.

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MASSACHUSETTS NEEDLEWORK.

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Auction Date:2011 Nov 25 @ 14:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:2690 Stratford Road, Delaware, Ohio, 43015, United States
MASSACHUSETTS NEEDLEWORK.
Hannah Weston, probably Middleborough, Plymouth County, early 19th century, silk thread, watercolor, ink, foil and metallic coil on silk. "Moses in the Flags discovered by Pharaoh's daughter: Exodus Chap.2.". Period frame, 20 1/4"h. 20 1/4"w. Ex Heisey estate (Ohio).

Of the several possible Hannah Westons, the most likely is the daughter of John and Priscilla Weston born in Middleborough in 1791.
See Ring, American Needlework Treasures, plate 111, for a nearly identical embroidered scene done by a pupil at Pierce Academy, Middleborough in 1810.

Condition: Minor losses, good color, expected toning to the silk ground. Some darker staining on edges and an area where the silk is thin.

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