Maria (Mary) Blakiston Philadelphia, PA dated 1793 At age 12 Mary worked this rare 18th century Philadelphia silk embroidery. It was no doubt copied from a published print. By 1793 in Philadelphia creating scenic embroideries had long been fashionable. At age 10 Mary worked an interesting Philadelphia sampler (picture accompanies the embroidery). Her parents were Sarah Warnock and Presley Blakiston who was a successful shoe and boot importer and a city commissioner. Mary married John O’Neal, owner of a brickyard who also had large holdings of real estate. They had four children and Mary died in 1823. John than married Mary’s sister, Rebecca. Silk and paint on silk; 22 ¼” x 25 ¼” sight. $22,000 STEPHEN & CAROL HUBER (860) 388-6809 View Other Silk Embroidered Pictures