Lot 224
  • 224

Silk Embroidered Needlework Family Record for The Nott and Pratt Family, Sarah A. Nott, Saybrook, Connecticut, 1818

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • Executed by Sarah A. Nott, Saybrook July 19 1818
  • silk embroidered needlework
  • 19 1/2 by 16 in.
dated July 15th 1818, worked in silk threads on a linen ground with the birth and death dates of members of the Nott and Pratt family.

Condition

Some staining and darkening of the linen.
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Catalogue Note

While the body of the family record was stitched by Sarah A. Nott in 1818, the death dates of one of her siblings and her parents were added later.