Two Framed Needlework Samplers

Description:

Two Framed Needlework Samplers, "Mary Sugden/1836" and "Mary Birkley/1880," ht. to 22 1/4, wd. to 20 in.
Estimate $300-500

each is with discoloration and staining to the backing, one from nails, the other from the thread in the lettering. The Mary Birkley with losses and holes throughout


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