Sarah Newton Needlework Sampler

Description:

Sarah Newton Needlework Sampler, New England, 1827, silk threads stitched on a linen background, six lines of alphabet and numbers over eight lines of verse and signature line "Wrought by Sarah Newton Aged 12 yrs. Roxbury 1827," all within a floral border, in a molded giltwood frame, ht. 17 1/4, wd. 17 1/4 in.
Estimate $20-200


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