A SILK-AND-WATERCOLOR ON SILK NEEDLEWORK PICTURE

POSSIBLY BY REBECCA ADAMS PERKINS (1792-1868), LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 1800-1810

Details

A SILK-AND-WATERCOLOR ON SILK NEEDLEWORK PICTURE
Possibly by Rebecca Adams Perkins (1792-1868), Litchfield, Connecticut, 1800-1810
Worked in polychrome silk threads depicting a young woman sitting between two trees in a pastoral landscape, with a gilt and glomis frame decorated with insects and inscribed "Caroline of Litchfield Wrought by Rebeca Adams"
11in. diameter sight

Provenance

Marian Williams, 1919

Lot Essay

Details on this needlework's maker and ownership are taken from a handwritten paper label on the reverse that reads, "embroidered by Rebecca Adams Perkins. Born July 29, 1792. Died February 1868. Aged 76" and "Marian Williams September 1919"