08-12-201808-12-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 12, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Needlework Sampler "Mary Ann M. Hills,"

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$1,169$950
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3121MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 12, 2018 10:00AM

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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Keywords

Mary, Don Piatt, Brentwood, Nottingham, Portsmouth