17 E 67th Street, Suite 1A
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Attributed to Lucy Emerson SwallowPocketbook/Wallet, 1785Worked in wool needlepoint on canvas with stylized carnations in pink, blue, yellow, and green on a brown ground; lined in green wool. On the interior, "Silas Swallow. 1785" worked in white silk on midnight teal blue silk in chainstitch; American, likely New Hampshire.
A piece of paper in the pocketbook has the obituary of Monroe Dheher.
4 x 8 1/2 inches -
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Artist UnknownCrewelwork Border From a Bed Curtain, circa 1760-1790Wool embroidery on tabbyweave linen with meandering trail with florals, foliage, berries, and grassy sprays. Worked in two-ply worsted wool in various stitches including satin, stem, and ladder; one of a pair; American (New England)
Each approximately 82 x 9 inches -
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