Inventory Descriptive Tag: Sampler
A very attractive and well balanced composition along with strong colors and fine condition make this sampler by Mary Ann Payne, aged 12, a desireable example. It is dated 1832 and identified with the town of Norwich. It is stitched on fine linen and is probably of English origin, though it last resided in a home in Norwich, CT. Conservation mounted and framed.
Price: $2250
ITEM: 34EB1125
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This sampler was done by Marianne Kennedy in 1846. There is a label on the back indicating that it was framed by “R Stewart and Sons, Fine Art Dealers, Artists’ colourmen and Frame Makers. 19 St John St and 16 Princess St, Perth.” It is a wonderful example of sampler stitching showing letters, a complex border and interesting figures. Note Marianne’s use of silk threads to highlight the trees at the bottom.
Price: $1850
ITEM: 53GB1775
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“Harriet Thorps Sampler wrought by her in the eleventh year of her age 1841″. Excellent condition, preservation mounted. Probably New England origin, possibly Mass. area.Sight size is 15 1/2″ x 15 3/8”.
Price: $2950
A rare sampler from Pleasant Valley, NY by “Elizabeth T. Flagler, aged 7 years””Finished May 20, 1824”. Worked in blue, tan and black silk on linen. Elizabeth was born Aug. 15, 1816 and christened March 23, 1817, in the Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, NY. Her parents were Abraham Flagler and Sarah Thorne, both born in Dutchess County, NY and were married Jan. 5, 1811 in the Presbyterian Church in Pleasant Valley. Elizabeth married Daniel Hall in 1846 and died in 1847. The Flaglers and the Thornes are both old prominent families in Dutchess County.
Price: $1050
ITEM: 97B16
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