An Asian Export Patriotic embroidery, circa 1900

Worked with silk floss and metallic thread, emblazoned with stars, American eagle, Patriotic shield, and panoply of flags, with bannerette inscribed, “E. Pluribus Unum,” mounted and framed.

23 ½ in. x 27 ½ in., 30 5/8 in. x 35 in. (frame)

Provenance

Property of a Mid-Atlantic Institution.

lot 137: unexamined out of frame; professionally mounted to black background, and displayed behind plexi, framed; the colors to silk remain mostly bright and clean overall, with moderate expected fading commensurate with age; a few loose threads to wing, and the eye is cracked but stable; the black silk background with vertical tears, rippling, and some losses consistent with silk shattering over time- the edges stabilized with light black gauze material