May 3, 2022 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
71
A needlework sampler
Rachel Williams, Maryland, dated "1827"
Worked with polychrome silk threads on linen, decorated with floral motifs, flower baskets, and birds, the strawberry border surrounding the alphabet and pious verse, inscribed and dated, "Rachel William's Work/ Maryland. 1827." ribboned edges, framed.
18 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in. (sight)
Provenance
A Mid-Atlantic institution.
Sold for $1,638
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Worked with polychrome silk threads on linen, decorated with floral motifs, flower baskets, and birds, the strawberry border surrounding the alphabet and pious verse, inscribed and dated, "Rachel William's Work/ Maryland. 1827." ribboned edges, framed.
Provenance
A Mid-Atlantic institution.
