Needlework Sampler with Shakespearean Verse

Description:

Needlework Sampler with Shakespearean Verse, England, 1798, with Jacques's speech from act II scene vii of As You Like It surrounded by floral and foliate motifs and signed "Mary Ann Briant Finished This Sampler AD 1798," sight size 17 x 12 1/2 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Cora Ginsburg LLC, New York.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

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