Large Framed English Needlework Sampler

Description:

Large Framed English Needlework Sampler, c. 1811, stitched with a depiction of a large brick manse with a picket fence lined with trees, with further scattered motifs of flower-filled vases, birds, moths, small animals, follies, and snails, with flowering vine border, signed Frances Saunders and dated 1811, in a gilt frame, sight size 24 3/8 x 24 3/4, frame 26 3/4 x 27 1/8 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

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