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Lot 208

"The Sublime Heritage of Martha Mood" Vol. I and II

Estimate: $400 - $800
Starting Bid
$200

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Hardcover book set "The Sublime Heritage of Martha Mood", Limited Commemorative Edition, volumes 1 and 2, published by Kierstead Publications (Monterey California, 1980), one printing only, with color illustrations throughout

Volume I: "The story of Martha Mood (Texas, 1908-1972), her stitcheries, and the tapestries woven from her stitchery designs"

Volume II: "A walk through a Martha Mood stitchery exhibition as seen through the eyes of critics, artists, and others." Enclosed within volume 1 is a clipping of Martha Mood's article "Make an Applique Tapestry" from the October 1962 issue of "House Beautiful"

height 13.5 in. x width 11.75 in. x depth 1 in. / each

Provenance: Property from a home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas), passed by family inheritance to a home in Terrell Hills (San Antonio, Texas); kept together with family's Martha Mood floral stitchery textile also sold in this auction

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