$235
Needlework Sampler, "1793 RUTH SAWYER AGED TWELVE YEARS," possibly Newbury, Massachusetts, the sampler worked in silk threads on a linen ground stitched with rows of alphabets and signature, (toning, fading), 8 x 8 in. , framed. Note: Oral history indicates this sampler was wrought by a girl who was born in 1781 and lived in Newbury, Massachusetts.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-06-03