Antique American Needlework with Eagle and Verse
Antique American Needlework with Eagle and Verse, Isabella Clark
worked in multi-color silk on linen, top register centered with an eagle between floral -filled urns, with pious verse above cartouche with maker's name and date, "Isabella Clark / Aged 10 Years / 1836" (possibly 1834) flanked on each side with a dog and urns, all within an undulating strawberry border, presented under glass in a contemporary grain painted frame. With attached string tag reading "Isabelle Clark, Age 10 / Colrain, Franklin, Mass." Verse is from hymn "The Lord My Pasture Shall Prepare," a poem written by Joseph Addison (British 1672-1719).
Frame Dimensions 20.25 x 19.5 in., H 20.25 in. x W 19.5 in. x D 1 in.
Private Southern Collection
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition Report: Good estate condition; some discoloration; not examined out of frame.
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Antique American Needlework with Eagle and Verse, Isabella Clark
worked in multi-color silk on linen, top register centered with an eagle between floral -filled urns, with pious verse above cartouche with maker's name and date, "Isabella Clark / Aged 10 Years / 1836" (possibly 1834) flanked on each side with a dog and urns, all within an undulating strawberry border, presented under glass in a contemporary grain painted frame. With attached string tag reading "Isabelle Clark, Age 10 / Colrain, Franklin, Mass." Verse is from hymn "The Lord My Pasture Shall Prepare," a poem written by Joseph Addison (British 1672-1719).
Frame Dimensions 20.25 x 19.5 in., H 20.25 in. x W 19.5 in. x D 1 in.
Private Southern Collection
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition Report: Good estate condition; some discoloration; not examined out of frame.
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