Lot 6: Rare Silk Lafayette Memorial

Estimate: $200 – $400

Off-white cut silk, fringed, printed dark drape/swag, with central image in profile of “Lafayette. Died May 21st 1834, Aged 76 yrs.”, on blue paper in a glass and wood backed frame, with Hingham history from the Anchor Tavern “where Gen. Lafayette stayed during the Revolution.”, 6 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ (sight), (ex. S. Randall Lincoln collection to John P. Richardson, Old Fort House collection, Hingham, Mass.).