Lot 37

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

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $2,500 - $4,000

Estimate$2,500 – $4,000

Status

Closed

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.

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Lot 37

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

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $2,500 - $4,000

Estimate$2,500 – $4,000

Status

Closed

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.

American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts

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

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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