$1,422
Wool Crewel Work on Linen Coverlet, stitched and dated "EB 86" and inscribed "Elizabeth Barnes Brooks 1786," Burlington Center, Connecticut, the coverlet stitched with colored wool yarns in designs of floral sprigs, pinwheels, and sprays, with zigzag and undulating borders, with scalloped edges trimmed with cotton tassels, (imperfections), approx. 82 x 84 in. with corners cut for a four poster bed; accompanied by a small white on white cotton floral embroidered tablecloth square worked by Sarah's daughter Celestia, signed and dated by the maker in the central reserve, "Celestia Brooks Burlington Aug. 1830," 27 x 27 in. Provenance: Family descent. Note: Elizabeth Barnes (1761-1856) was the wife of Chauncey Brooks (1765-1821), they married October 2, 1785, and resided in Burlington Center, Connecticut, and together had ten children. Elizabeth died in 1856 at Clover Dale, her son's place near Baltimore, Maryland. coverlet- toning, stains, scattered stitch losses, numerous small holes, several mended areas; tablecloth- toned, stained, mended, losses.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-07
