August Americana
Description:
Needlework Sampler "Mary Ann M. Hills," Brentwood, New Hampshire, 1832, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, seven alphanumeric rows above the maker's name, vital statistics, date, and town, and pictorial register below with maker's initials "MAMH," all within an elaborate sawtooth border, 16 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (sight),in an early molded an green-painted frame.
Note: Genealogical research indicates that Mary was born in Nottingham, New Hampshire, near Portsmouth.
The Collection of Gail & Don Piatt
Estimate $600-800
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Mary, Don Piatt, Brentwood, Nottingham, PortsmouthStephen L. Fletcher
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Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
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Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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