Worked in wool and silk on linen ground, depicts a charming village church scene stitched in red with animal figures in the yard, the upper corners have verse flanking the maker's name, "Mercy Chadwick * Her Work In / The Year1836 / John Chadwicks Wife." Presented in likely original mahogany veneered frame with gilt liner.

SS 22 x 21.25 in.; DOA 29.5 x 28.5

Estate of the Late Charles Williams, Washington, DC

Minor veneer loss and scratching to frame;

$400 - 800