10-28-201210-28-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2618BBoston
October 28, 2012 10:00 AMCalender
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Needlework Sampler

Needlework Sampler
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$1,560$1,300
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2618BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 28, 2012 10:00AM

Description:

Needlework Sampler, "Wrought by Sally Poor aged 11 years, Danvers October 1820," worked in silk threads on a linen ground with central field depicting rows of alphabets over the inscription in large letters "MASSACHUSETTS DANVERS," a virtuous verse and Sally's signature line, enclosed in sawtooth and flowering vine borders, (toning, fading),21 1/2 x 21 1/2 in., in a later molded silvered wood frame.
Estimate $600-800

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Sally Poor

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