“THE DEATH OF SYLVIA’S STAG" Silk on Silk Pictorial Needlework Saunders and Beach Academy Boston Circa 1815 15 1/2 X 16 1/2 inches, Frame 25 x 24 inches
Provenance: A label on the back of the frame states, "Property of Eliza J. Carol Huber, Connecticut; Private Collection, Connecticut. Reference: For a full discussion and history of the Saunders and Beach Academy please see Betty Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, Volume I , pages 94-99. Womersly, Bequethed to Mary E. Norcross, Nov., 1925." Stephen and
EMPIRE MARBLE TOP PIER TABLE
Attributed To Michael Allison New York, Circa 1815 Provenance: Family tradition states that the table was made for Abraham Van Wyck (1774-1864) of Fishkill, New York and descended in his family; Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc.; Private Collection, New York. Primary Wood: Mahogany, Secondary Woods: White Pine, Tulip Poplar Height: 36 inches Width: 40 1/2 inches Depth: 19 1/4 inches General Abraham Van Wyck, son of Theodoros Van Wyck and Aeltje Brinckerhoff Van Wyck, served in The War of 1812 initially as a Colonel and later attaining the rank of General in the New York State Militia. His house in Fishkill, built in 1802, still stands.
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