April 27, 2021 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
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A needlework roll-up pocket or needle case
Philadelphia or Chester County, PA, circa 1750
Initialed, "R B," worked with polychrome silk threads on linen, each of the five pockets variously worked with floral, diamond, or flamestitch, the back entirerly worked in flamestitch, retaining original tape-woven binding.
12 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in.
Provenance
A private New Jersey collection.
M. Finkel & Daughter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2009.
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Initialed, "R B," worked with polychrome silk threads on linen, each of the five pockets variously worked with floral, diamond, or flamestitch, the back entirerly worked in flamestitch, retaining original tape-woven binding.
Provenance
A private New Jersey collection.
M. Finkel & Daughter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2009.
Literature
For related examples and discussion of early 18th century needlework, see: Jack L. Lindsey, Wordly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680-1758 (1999), pp. 219-221, and no. 392, pg. 224.
