May 3, 2022 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
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Two works: George Washington at the Altar of Liberty copperplate printed handkerchief and "The Effect of Principle" copperplate printed handkerchief
The first, printed by Charles Gray or Colin Gillespie (Scottish), circa 1819, the second, Germantown Printing Co., PA, circa 1806
The George Washington at the Altar of Liberty handkerchief, sepia on white cotton, possibly printed by Charles Gray or Colin Gillespie in Glasgow, Scotland after a drawing by Charles Buxton (1768-1833) and Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) and engraving by Cornelius Tiebout (American, 1777-1832), in 1783; "The Effect of Principle/ Behold the Man" handkerchief, brown on white cotton; both framed.
25 1/4 in. x 17 1/2 in. (larger, sight), 11 in. x 11 1/2 in. (smaller)
Provenance
Artemis Gallery, North Salem, New York, November 12, 2016
A private New Jersey collection.
Literature
Collins, Herbert, Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979), no. 38 and 54.
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
The George Washington at the Altar of Liberty handkerchief, sepia on white cotton, possibly printed by Charles Gray or Colin Gillespie in Glasgow, Scotland after a drawing by Charles Buxton (1768-1833) and Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) and engraving by Cornelius Tiebout (American, 1777-1832), in 1783; "The Effect of Principle/ Behold the Man" handkerchief, brown on white cotton; both framed.
Provenance
Artemis Gallery, North Salem, New York, November 12, 2016
A private New Jersey collection.
Literature
Collins, Herbert, Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979), no. 38 and 54.
