Expert: Henry Babcock - 6/1/2008

Question
Hi,

I have a question about getting an appraisal  on a peice that my Great Grandmother did.  She started it in 1890 and finished it in 1903, it is taken from the Bible  from Exdous17:8 The Amalekites defeated. It is in the original frame and is under glass. The size of the picture is 4ft by 5ft, some of the colors of the picture could not be obtained in this Country and had her Aunt bring them back form Europe. The original picture was no t big but she counted the stitches and reproduced onto the Canvas the picture came from a Catholic Church in Memphis tn and she is the only one who ever started i that finished it. It means a lot to me of course and would like to know if it has any  value.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is spectaular.
Genevieve Adams
80702 Turnberry court
Indio,Ca 92201
760-200-5820

Answer
Genevieve,

You will need to contact an antique appraiser with knowledge of needlepoints.  I recommend that you contact the American Needlepoint Guild (www.needlepoint.org) for a referral to someone in your area that could do the appraisal for you.

Hope this helps,

Henry Babcock
AllExperts Needlepoint Expert