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(Description taken from Betty Ring's auction catalogue Januarary 2012 at Sotheby's) LOT 573 RARE AND IMPORTANT EMBROIDERED AND PAINTED SILK MOURNING PICTURE: BETSEY CLARKE, MISS PATTEN'S SCHOOL, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1809 Worked in silk, chenille, paint and pen and ink on silk; inscribed on the glass, Betsey Clarke; and on the monuments. In the original frame and eglomise mat. Height 20 1/2 in. by width 18 in. PROVENANCE The Collection of Dorothea Scott Adamson; Sotheby's, sale 5282, lot 350, February 1, 1985; Childs Gallery Inc., Boston CATALOGUE NOTE This memorial belongs to a group from an unidentified school, probably in Hartford. Some examples have appliqued shawls or hats; more often the figures are entirely painted, as seen here. At a slightly later date, closely related compositions were painted on silk or paper (see Art in America, May 1954, pp. 136- 137). Betsey Clarke (1791-1568) was the daughter of Thomas Clarke (c. 1752-1809) and Rhoda, of Granville, Massachusetts. Probably she pictured herself with her brother Nathaniel, her stepmother Mary Ensign Clarke (c.1763- 1851), and her half brother Thomas, about five years old. Betsey married Jonathan Barber Bancroft (1781-1870) , as his second wife, in January 1816. ESTIMATE with 25% buyers premium $62,500 - $93,750 Special Offering: Sold To discuss or purchase this item call (860) 388-6809 or email: Hubers@Antiquesamplers.com Click to return to index of Betty Ring's collection