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1828 Needlework sampler, Margrett Brenan

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Fantastic 1886 pictorial needlework sampler picturing all that you can imagine in a sampler.: Fantastic 1886 pictorial needlework sampler picturing all that you can imagine in a sampler. Including railroad train, hot air balloon, man on bicycle, African American figures parading, equestrian, v

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c.1828 Needlework Sampler from Antrim, NH by 14 year: Title: c.1828 Needlework Sampler from Antrim, NH by 14 year old Jane Temple Provenance/Additional Info: Jane Temple. Needlework Sampler. Antrim, NH c. 1828 This rare sampler featuring an eagle at the

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NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER BY BETSY MANSFIELD, SALEM, MA DATED 1773: Rare early signed and dated Salem, MA sampler with two courting couples and a spotted dog standing on green flowery hillocks. A cupid with bow, and other design elements, drawn on the background linen

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NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER - HAVERHILL, MA – 1819 – BY OLIVIA HOYT: This graphically stunning Haverhill, MA, sampler was worked in 1819 by 14 year old Olivia Hoyt as a memorial to her father who was a shipwright and drowned in 1807 with five other persons in the Merri

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Needlework Sampler by Maria M. Cressy - Bradford, New: Title: Needlework Sampler by Maria M. Cressy - Bradford, New Hampshire c.1826 Additional Information: Maria Cressy was born November 30, 1817, in Bradford, NH, and wrought this sampler at aged 9 while

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Rare Vermont needlework sampler: Rare Vermont needlework sampler by Lucinda Lamb Townshend, aged 13 years, July 24, 1820, having two long verses flanking scene with Federal period house, figures, and tree and flower motifs. Toning, m

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Rare probably Tennessee needlework sampler dated 1822: Eleanor Stokley. . Needlework Memorial Sampler. . Probably Tennessee dated 1822. . . . Beautifully executed sampler featuring a central oval cartouche with a monument inscribed "Eleanor Stokleys work

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Mary Southwick - Needlework Sampler: Needlework sampler. Mary Southwick, Danvers. Massachusetts, dated 1819. Frame: H 19-1/2" W 16-3/4". Sight: H 17-1/2" W 14-3/4". Condition: Excellent original condition. Minor imperfections. Link for h

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Rare West Tennessee Needlework Sampler, Lucy Macon Green: Rare West Tennessee Needlework Sampler, stitched by Lucy Macon Green and dated 1842, silk on linen. Strawberry border enclosing five rows of alphabets and a geometric border over a signature line, LUC

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English Needlework Sampler by Jane Reason, 1748.: Silk threads on linen, stitched with floral motifs, crowns and pairs of cherubs. In original period frame, 23 x 13 ¾ inches. Provenance: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, November

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Abigail Otis Needlework Sampler Situate, MA dated 1804: Title: Abigail Otis, Needlework Sampler, Situate, MA dated 1804 Provenance/Additional Info: Inscribed: â€œAbigail Otis Situate was born November the 16 1794. This done in the year/ of our Lord 180

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Framed Antique Needlework Sampler, Scottish: Framed Antique Needlework Sampler, Scottish worked in multi-color silk thread on fine linen ground, the rows of colorful alphabet worked above a cartouche with verse, "Let joy or ease let affluence or

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Needlework Sampler by Priscilla Rogers, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA - 1824: Priscilla Rogers was born 10 May, 1809, and at age 15, she worked this beautiful sampler honoring her very large family consisting of her parents and their twelve children. At age 20 she married Danie

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Needlework Sampler Rachel Moore Philadelphia 1834: Needlework sampler: "Respectfully presented to Samuel Moore by his affectionate daughter Rachel Moore done in the 16th year of her age 1834". Central theme is a memorial stone with an urn on top, the

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PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER Dated 1827 18” x 17” sight. Framed 22” x 21”.: PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERDated 1827Wrought by "Emma Lee Aged 9 Years 1827". Upper half with verse "See Israel's gentle Shepherd stands ..." surrounded by potted plants, a butterfly and multi-pointe

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A needlework sampler, "Elizabeth Collings her work made in the 10 year of her age 1787," probably: A needlework sampler, "Elizabeth Collings her work made in the 10 year of her age 1787," probably Philadelphia, PA With bands of strawberries, alphabet, numerals and flowerheads above inscription and

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1828 Needlework sampler, Margrett Brenan

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Framed 1828 Needlework Sampler. Silk on linen needlework sampler, signed "Margrett Brenan/her work aged/7 years 1828". Stylized floral border with stitched motifs including birds, reindeer, hearts, candelabra, trees and flowers. Later molded wood frame with Winnipeg, Canada framing label. Light staining and overall fading. Sight: 12" x 8". Probably Irish or Canadian. Provenance: Minnesota Collection.