Sold for:
$830
$830
Needlework Sampler, "Phebe Lukens nedle Work 1806," Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, depicting motifs of birds, potted flowers and trees, and the initials "RL" and "SL," (toning, fading), 13 x 8 1/4 in. , in a later wood frame. Note: Phebe Lukens was born on July 5, 1789, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, the third child of eight born to Robert Lukens and Sarah (Barnes) Lukens. Phebe married Joseph Marple, and together they had two children. Phebe died June 29, 1865.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-11-07
