Needlework Sampler

Description:

Needlework Sampler, "Jane Tucker Aged 12 Years 1851," possibly New Jersey or Philadelphia, executed with silk threads on a linen ground, stitched with an assortment of motifs including pine trees, baskets of fruit and flowers, insects, parrots, squirrels, cherries, and birds, surrounding a verse entitled "Advice," enclosed in a geometric floral and strawberry vine, (minor imperfections),16 x 12 in., in original tiger maple frame with gilt liner.
Estimate $400-600

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