Sold for:
$1,169
$1,169
Needlework Sampler "Mary Fairbanks," possibly Massachusetts, early 19th century, the unfinished sampler worked in silk threads on a linen ground, the upper register with sawtooth border above rows of alphabets and the inscription "Wrought by Mary E Fairbanks aged 12 yrs," above a verse and lower register incorporating pictorical elements including baskets, trees, and a house, (toned), 17 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. , in a molded frame.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-08-10
