Framed English Needlework Sampler

Description:

Framed English Needlework Sampler, c. 1820, done in tiny stitches with various motifs including Adam and Eve with angels, potted plants, roses, peacocks, and trees, with three lines of verse to top, initialed AC, sight size 9 x 8 1/4, frame 11 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.
Estimate $300-400

Patch thread bare at top center; evenly stained ground and with a heavier staining at top right; colors with some fading, especially to the verse.

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