Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2618BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 28, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
"Union Forever" Patriotic Needlework Sampler, America, 1862 stitched with wool yarns on a berlin canvas, depicting a large American flag inscribed "Union forever," at center over a cottage with the inscription "Sweet Home" surrounded by a geometric flowering vine, with the maker's initials "C.H.L." and the date "1862," (minor toning),16 1/2 x 12 in., in a period molded walnut frame with gilt liner.
Provenance: Purchased from M. Finkel & Daughter.
Estimate $300-500