Needlework Sampler

Description:

Needlework Sampler, "Patty Keyes Westford AE9," Massachusetts, early 19th century, worked in silk threads on a green linen ground, the central register stitched with rows of alphabets over a verse "The daily labours of the bee/Awaken my soul to industry.," surrounded by a meandering flowering vine, (losses to ground and stitches, fading),12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500

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