"Mary S. Graham" Needlework Sampler

Description:

"Mary S. Graham" Needlework Sampler, C. Ross School, New York, 1821, stitched with five lines of alphabet and numbers over "Wrought by Mary S Graham in C Ross School New york Aug th 1 1821," and four lines of verse, a spreadwing eagle with "E Pluribus Unum" trees, flowers, a house, Adam and Eve, and a scene with house, girl and shepherd on a hill within a meandering flower and vine border, framed, ht. 28 1/4, wd. 25 1/2 in.

Provenance: Acquired from a home in Millbrook, New York.
Estimate $800-1,200


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