$881
Needlework Sampler, "Betsy Everett Newton 1829 AE 12 yrs. ," the sampler worked in silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of alphabets over a pious verse flanked by potted flowers, enclosed in a geometric strawberry vine and Greek key border, (minor toning, scattered small light stains), 17 1/4 x 17 1/2 in., in a contemporary molded veneer frame.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-02-18