Sold for:
$1,659
$1,659
Needlework Sampler, "Mary E Warren's Sampler Mark'd Aug 19th 1831 Aged 8 Years," stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with five rows of alphabets and numerals over Mary's signature lines, a pious verse, a panel of baskets of flowers, pine trees, and dogs, and the phrase "George Washington was born 1732 and died 1799," which may reference the centennial of Washington's birth the following year, (toning, fading), 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. , in a later molded giltwood frame.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-08-12
