Needlework Sampler "Lydia Ann Rumsey,"

Description:

Needlework Sampler "Lydia Ann Rumsey," Bath, New York, early 19th century, stitched with silk or worsted wool on a linen background, six lines of alphabet, two lines of verse, signed "Lydia Ann Rumsey, Bath, N.Y.," above a large two-story white house flanked by trees and a large basket of flowers, all within a floral vine border, the backboard inscribed "Lydia Ann Rumsey/Bath/Julia Rumsey Augt.," in a molded walnut frame, ht. 17, wd. 17 in.
Estimate $700-900


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