Lot 506
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Rare Needlework Sampler, Betsey Gill, probably Sarah Stivours School, Salem, Massachusetts, dated 1781

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

Worked in silk on a linen ground; signed Betsey Gill Her Sampler Wrought 1781 in the 12th Year of Her Age.  Height 17 1/2  in. by width 16 in.

Condition

Reproduction frame; linen darkened; some faded or missing threads.
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