$8,190
New Jersey silk on linen needlework dated 1827 , wrought by "Mary Ann Hollinshead under the tuition of Eleanor T. Stephens" at the Cream Ridge Seminary, 17" x 16 1/2". Illustrated in A Gallery of American Samplers by Glee Krueger, fig. 100. Exhibited at the Museum of American Folk Art 1978. For a similar example, see Girlhood Embroidery by Ring, fig. 530.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2006-01-07