Needlework Sampler

Description:

Needlework Sampler, "Wrought by Charlotte R. Hovey/Wrentham/Aug. the 12 Ag'd 12 1826," Wrentham, Massachusetts, wrought with silk threads on a linen ground, depicting a house with fenced yard over baskets of fruit, with rows of alphabets and a verse promoting industry and modesty, all enclosed in a diamond border, (imperfections),17 x 16 1/2 in., unframed.

Note: According to 1994 corospondence with the Wrentham, Massachusetts, Historical Society, Charlotte Ray Hovey and her sister Sarah Jane were baptized on October 14, 1821. Their mother is listed as Eunice. It is possible they may have moved to the town of Wrentham and were baptized there on that day in 1821. There are no other records (birth, death, or marriage) in the Wrentham area of these three women.
Estimate $800-1,200

toning, fading, light stains, foundation glued to cardboard backing but seems easy to separate.

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