Mary Ann Taylor's Needlepoint Sampler Dated 1833, England - Apr 14, 2022 | Leland Little In Nc
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Mary Ann Taylor's Needlepoint Sampler Dated 1833, England
Mary Ann Taylor's Needlepoint Sampler Dated 1833, England
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Mary Ann Taylor's Needlepoint Sampler Dated 1833, England

worked in multi-color silk threads on fine loose weave wool, the symmetrical composition with a variety of floral motifs, with verse paying homage to her parents, the maker has stitched, " While placing these colours with patience and care / I've thought how indulgent my Dear Parents are / While many poor Children must work for their Bread / I am carefully clothed instructed and fed / Then may it become my desire and prayer / To repay by my conduct their love and their care," bottom register with "Mary Ann Taylor / Aged 11 Years / 1833," all within a flowering vine border, conservation mounted and presented in a molded mahogany frame.
Sight size 18.5 x 12.75 in.; Frame size 20.5 x 14.75 in.
Purchased October 2009 from M. Finkel & Daughter, Philadelphia and accompanied by a photo copy of sales receipt.
Private Collection, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Condition
Appears to have some loss or repair to corners; some weakness to ground; minute pin pricks; not examined out-of-frame.
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Mary Ann Taylor's Needlepoint Sampler Dated 1833, England

Estimate $50 - $25,000
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Starting Price $50
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