Lot 551
  • 551

Two Needlework Samplers, New England, dated 1813 and 1822

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

The first a Family Record for the Plumer Family worked in silk on linen; signed Rebecah Plumer was born October 12, 1811 Wrought this in the Summer of 1822, Height 25 3/4  in. by Width 16 1/2  in.; the second a needlework sampler by Betty Ayer, worked in silk on linen; signed Betty Ayer aged 11 Year North Branfield, August 1813. Fading and some darkening of linen, height 12 in. by width 10 in.

Condition

Ayer: In what appears to be the original frame.
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