08-14-201008-15-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 14, 2010 03:00 PMCalender
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Needlework Sampler

Sell one like this
$207$175
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2509Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 15, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Needlework Sampler, Louisa Gould, probably New Hampshire, early 19th century, stitched in silk threads on a linen ground with rows of alphabets above the verse "Louisa Gould is my name/And English is my nation/Dunbarton is my dwelling/And Christ is my salvation," (fading, stains),6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in., in a contemporary frame.
Estimate $200-250

1 x 1 1/4 in darkish stain on upper center edge.

Keywords

Louisa Gould, New Hampshire