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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 14, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Three Needlework Samplers and a Hollow-cut Silhouette

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$185$150
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2922MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 14, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Three Needlework Samplers and a Hollow-cut Silhouette, Beverly, Massachusetts, early 19th century, one with twelve lines of alphabet worked in wool threads, a small sampler with two lines of alphabet and two lines of stitched patterns, and a sampler with nine lines of alphabet and numbers, stitched inscription reading: "Hannah Standley [sic] Aged 9 1811" and accompanying hollow-cut silhouette of Hannah Stanley in a black frame, all samplers stitched to cotton backing, (toning, one sampler with hole),ht. to 10 3/8, wd. to 8 in.

Note: According to a note on the back of the silhouette, Hannah Stanley was born June 30, 1802, was married to Captain Jonathan Batchelder, and died April 27, 1882.
Estimate $300-500


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