07-17-201307-18-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
July 17, 2013 02:00 PMCalender
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Framed Early 19th Century Silk Needlework Sampler

Sell one like this
$720$600
Auction: Discovery - 2664MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 18, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Framed Early 19th Century Silk Needlework Sampler, stitched by Abigail Burroughs, aged 12, 1813, with three poems by Charlotte Temple, Isaac Watts, and Alexander Pope surrounded by birds, flowers, and strawberry vines, (toning),sight size 16 x 13 in.
Estimate $400-600

areas of staining around the border


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Keywords

Charlotte Temple, Abigail Burroughs, Isaac Watts