"Ruth Badger" Needlework Sampler

Description:

"Ruth Badger" Needlework Sampler, Connecticut, c. 1755, stitched in silk or worsted wool on a linen background with four lines of alphabet and numbers, lines of strawberry and pinwheel decoration, inscribed "RUTH BADGER HER SAMPLER 1755," ht. 7 3/4, wd. 7 1/4 in.
Estimate $300-500


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