FINE MEMORIAL NEEDLEWORK BY MARY ANN LONG, 1823 BALTIMORE, MD.

The pictorial needlework having a large stepped memorial stone below which a 5 step stairs. Above the memorial is a figure with 2 birds and at the half way mark 2 small eagles. The memorial stone having a plaque “Sacred to the memory of those brave men who fell in defense of Baltimore, September the 12th 1816”. On the left side of the monument are 3 trees, on the right side a man with black top hat, a tree and 2 small animals. The piece signed “Mary Ann Long, aged 9 years, August the 22, 1823”. All surrounded by a 3 inch flower vine border. Stitched and mounted to a dark fabric and housed in a modern gilt frame behind glass. SIZE: 21″ h x 19″ w. Overall 27″ h x 25-1/2″ w. PROVENANCE: From the personal estate collection of John W. Armiger Jr. CONDITION: Some foxing and light toning, structurally very good. 49055-82 (2,500-3,500) – Lot 2085

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - August 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2085	$9,571.25	FINE MEMORIAL NEEDLEWORK BY MARY ANN LONG, 1823 BALTIMORE, MD. The pictorial needlework having a large stepped memorial stone below which a 5 step stairs. Above the memorial is a figure with 2 birds and at the half way mark 2 small eagles. The memorial stone having a plaque “Sacred to the memory of those brave men who fell in defense of Baltimore, September the 12th 1816”. On the left side of the monument are 3 trees, on the right side a man with black top hat, a tree and 2 small animals. The piece signed “Mary Ann Long, aged 9 years, August the 22, 1823”. All surrounded by a 3 inch flower vine border. Stitched and mounted to a dark fabric and housed in a modern gilt frame behind glass. SIZE: 21″ h x 19″ w. Overall 27″ h x 25-1/2″ w. PROVENANCE: From the personal estate collection of John W. Armiger Jr. CONDITION: Some foxing and light toning, structurally very good. 49055-82 (2,500-3,500) – Lot 2085 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - August 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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FINE MEMORIAL NEEDLEWORK BY MARY ANN LONG, 1823 BALTIMORE, MD.