11-07-200411-07-2004
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2255Boston
November 7, 2004 11:00 AMCalender
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Needlework Sampler

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$17,625$15,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2255Location: BostonDate / Time: November 07, 2004 11:00AM

Description:

Needlework Sampler, "Malvinia L. Huggins Aged 19 Yrs Cornish August 28 AD 1818," probably New Hampshire, worked in silk threads on a linen ground with alphabet panels above signature lettering over a pious verse followed by the name "Miss Judith Chase," all above a scene with a house, trees and sheep, (remarkably preserved condition with two minor stains),16 x 17 5/8 in., unframed.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Keywords

Judith Chase, New Hampshire