$4,700
Needlework Sampler, "Performed by Hannah Crary Brownell, aged 9 years Westport... 1826," silk threads on a linen ground with alphabet panels over a verse "I was quite young when I began, this needle work to do, My age is nine about this time, If the record of it is true. 1826.," the borders centered above and below with a leafy tree and a basket of flowers surrounded by a flowering vine and a pious verse, (light stains, toning), 13 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-08-14