LIBERTY Attributed to Sarah Wheeler Abby Wright School Hadley, Massachusetts c.1810 Liberty is depicted in this silk embroidery as a young woman with ringlets, wearing a classical gown holding a cornucopia spilling over with fruits, and a pole topped with a liberty cap. There are only five known surviving silk embroideries depicting liberty from the Abby Wright School in Hadley, Massachusetts. This needlework picture was part of the furnishings of the Hancock Inn in Hancock, New Hampshire, which was built in 1789 by Noah Wheeler. Wheeler’s daughter, Sarah, was born that same year and was of an appropriate age to have attended school at Abby Wright’s establishment. Sarah married Jedidiah Fox, who later assumed control and management of the inn. Silk, watercolor, and spangles on silk; 19” x 16 ½” framed. Sold STEPHEN & CAROL HUBER (860) 388-6809 View Other Silk Embroidered Pictures