Needlework Sampler

Description:

Needlework Sampler, England, c. 1805, "Mary/Mayhow/her work/in her 8th/year 1805," worked in silk threads on a linen ground with several rows of verse, and lower register of baskets of flowers, a fruit tree, and birds, (toning),12 1/4 x 12 in., in a molded bird's-eye maple frame.
Estimate $400-600


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