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FINE AND RARE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, NANCY BAKER, WARREN, RHODE ISLAND, DATED 1803
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Height 19 in. by width 16 in.
Worked in silk stitches on a linen ground; signed This Work/ Wrought at Warren/ By Nancy Baker/ July 25 1803/ In the Ninth year of/ her age.
Provenance
Acquired from descendants of the maker, June 6, 1982
Exhibited
American Needlework Treasures: Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring at the Museum of American Folk Art (p. 29, fig. 46); Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1830 (p. 230, fig. 114)
Condition
Some darkening of linen; new frame.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Attributed to the school kept in Warren by Newport-born widow Martha Pease Davis (1743-1806) from about 1790 until 1806. Nancy Baker (1795- 1&37) was the daughter of Warren shipmaster Jesse Baker, Jr. (1768- 1846) and Hannah Smith (1767- 1819). She married Leonard Horton (1797- 1836) of Rehoboth.