An assorted collection of twelve sewing-related items and other handcrafts 18th / 19th century

Comprising a hollow-cut silhouette or scherenschnitte of a young girl, with foliate border, the arch with heart surmounting monogram, "EAD", framed; a small Fraktur bookplate for a bible belonging to Isaac Gross, with purchase date of "1830 25th December," ink on paper, framed; a miniature needlework sampler of the alphabet, by "Martha Pearman III," cotton threads on cotton ground, framed; a miniature embroidery of a floral urn, silk threads on cotton ground, mounted and framed; two Chinese Export porcelain cups and one saucer depicting a seamstress, circa 1740-1760; a silver filigree thread holder and wrist bracelet, English, early 19th century; a silver filigree spoon, monogrammed "M"; a silver shield-form chatelaine hook, engraved with monogram, "TI," a silver heart-shaped pendant, engraved with monogram, "AMD," sewn on to Irish-stitched needlework sample; and a mother-of-pearl counter, engraved with monogram, "LGW."

(7 3/5 in. x 4 1/2 in. (silhouette, sight))

Provenance

Collection of L. Delmar and Susan Burrows Swan, Wilmington, Delaware.
Susan B. Swan was a needlework scholar and author. She served for many years as a curator at Winterthur Museum.

9 1/4 in. x 6 1/4 in. (silhouette, frame)

Fraktur: losses to left edge, discoloration to ground, some pigment loss; Polychrome tea bowl: hairlines, hairline throughout bowl from rim to rim-likely mended, chips to rim, gilt wear; Tea bowl and saucer: tiny rim chips to bowl, gilt wear; Small framed cross-stitched : soiled ground; Martha Pearman sampler: some soiling and foxing to ground; Small Irish-stitched piece: soiled; Silhouette: light -stained ground, water-stain to lower edge, some foxing