A SILK, CHENILLE, WATERCOLOR AND INK ON SILK EMBROIDERED PICTURE

ATTRIBUTED TO MISS PATTEN'S SCHOOL, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 1785-1825

細節

A SILK, CHENILLE, WATERCOLOR AND INK ON SILK EMBROIDERED PICTURE
ATTRIBUTED TO MISS PATTEN'S SCHOOL, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 1785-1825
The back bears a label that reads The Patten School was run by three sisters, Sarah, Ruth and Mary Patten between 1785-1825. The school educated aproximately 4000 young ladies
16¾ x 20¾ in. sight

來源

Rev. D.E. Mulford and Miss Florence Mulford, New York
Christie's New York, January 21, 1989, lot 445

拍品專文

The most well-known and widely recognized school in the Hartford, CT area, Miss Patten's School was run by three sisters, Sarah, Ruth, and Mary. A typical characteristic of Patten School samplers is the employment of spangles, metallic and chenille threads all seen here.