Lot 156: Sister’s Kerchief

SOLD: $950 (without buyer’s premium)
Estimate: $600 – $1,200

Beige silk, woven with a tan and blue stripe border, initialed “M W” and “M.A.W.”, with an attached card that reads “Sister Mary Whitcher Born May 31, 1815 Admitted Dec 11, 1826, Died Jan 6, 1890”, and “Mary A. Wilson, Born Sept 19, 1863, Admitted Sept 25, 1875, Died April 6, 1944.”, (Flo and Howard Fertig collection).