$859
Needlework Sampler, "Eliza Hackman aged 12 years 1847," worked in silk threads on a linen ground, depicting a pious verse over a brick house with figures, animals, and a cornucopia filled with flowers, surrounded by a geometric floral border, (small loss l. r., several losses along all edges, toning), 16 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. There is a 1/2 in. dia. lossto the background fabric l.r. next to house, several losses along all edges, toning.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-08-09