One of the Earliest Documents Relating to a First Lady’s Personal Life and Interests in Private Hands
Seamstress and needlework expert Martha Washington orders lace for her work
Martha Washington, America’s first First Lady, spent much of her time sewing and teaching her slaves to do so. She was known for her great needlework.
Autograph document signed, by Claudia Chatt, November 22, 1792, for “Lady Washington.” A receipt wherein the First Lady orders “minding lace” and invisible seams.” The work...
Martha Washington, America’s first First Lady, spent much of her time sewing and teaching her slaves to do so. She was known for her great needlework.
Autograph document signed, by Claudia Chatt, November 22, 1792, for “Lady Washington.” A receipt wherein the First Lady orders “minding lace” and invisible seams.” The work produced was doubtless wonderful. Silked.
We’ve been in this field for decades, and though we have seen letters of Martha Washington as First Lady, we don’t recall ever seeing before a document on the market relating to her sewing or private interests.
This document last sold in 1951.
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