"Fanny Pallisear" Needlework Sampler

Description:

"Fanny Pallisear" Needlework Sampler, 1798, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, with alphanumeric lines above a register of three large flowers, and large sparse lower register centering an urn with initials "GW," atop a hill, and maker's name below, all bordered by meandering vines, 20 3/4 x 16 in. (sight),in a later frame.
Estimate $800-1,200


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