August Americana
Description:
"Margery Greenleaf" Needlework Sampler, Massachusetts, 1790, stitched with six lines of alphabet, ten lines of verse, geometric designs, and stitched inscription "MARGERY GREENLEAF/WARD WORK'D THIS AUG/UST 1790 BORN MARCH 17/1779," framed, ht. 22 1/2, wd. 14 in.
Provenance: From the David Patterson, David Dodd, Hartwell, and Baker families of Lincoln, Waltham, and Concord, Massachusetts.
Estimate $800-1,200
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Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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