(3) Piece William Savery Homestead Lot

(3) Piece William Savery Homestead Lot

Lot# 474

Price

SOLD: $110

Description

To include: (A) William Savery’s bible from Leyde Cottage, the Savery family home in Carver, Massachusetts. Signed by William Savery. Dated 1853. Holy Bible containing Old and New Testaments. Printed by Oxford University Press, 1852. Leatherbound. Found inside the cover is a record of deaths, marriages and births related to the van Schaack family from the 1750s to 1850s. 13″ high x 11″ wide. (B) Remnants of William Savery’s clay pipe. (C) School girl’s sampler. Wrought by Sarah van Schaack. Sarah was born 1833, Albany, New York. Provenance: William Savery family homestead, Carver, Massachusetts. (A) Good condition. Shows some wear and scuffing to spine and boards. Very light foxing. (B) Damaged. (C) Damaged.

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