- Needlework Sampler, “Ruth Ann Miller born August the 23rd ad 1828
Wrought this sampler September 1840 aged 12 years,” Cumberland,
Rhode Island, stitched with silk threads on a linen ground with rows
of alphabets over a house flanked by pious verses, enclosed in a
geometric border, (toning, fading), 16 3/4 x 16 1/2 in., in a mahogany
veneer ogee frame.
Note: Ruth Ann Miller was the daughter of Eber and Abby (Hunt) Miller
of Cumberland, Rhode Island. She married Samuel Carpenter on April
12, 1852. Her childhood house is reportedly still standing on Route
116/Angell Road in Cumberland.
$800-1,200
- Needlework Family Register, “Family Register Wrought by Laura
Mitchel 1830,” Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, stitched with
silk threads on a linen ground depicting flowers and blue bowknots
surrounding two columns flanking the vital statistics of Benjamin Mitchel
(b. April 22, 1777), his wife Hannah Pierce (b. October 24, 1780), who
were married March 1, 1801, and their eight children, the lower register
depicting weeping willows and monuments flanking the death statistics
of Laura’s two siblings, (toning), 18 x 24 in., in original molded giltwood
frame, backed with a page from The New Haven City Gazette, dated
April 22, 1830.
Literature: The vital statistics of this family can be found in History of
Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut From the First Indian Deed in 1659 to
1854 , by William Cothren, published by Bronson Brothers, 1854, p.
640.
$2,500-3,500
231.
Needlework Sampler, “Mary Richmonds Sampler/Livingston, August
15th AD 1829,” reportedly Maine, worked in silk threads on a linen
ground with rows of alphabets over a pious verse separated with
geometric pattern bands, (imperfections), 13 1/2 x 9 in., in a period
molded giltwood frame.
$600-800232.
Two Small Framed Silk Needlework Pictures, America, early 19th
century, silk stitches on a silk ground, one depicting a basket of flowers,
the other a robin perched on a branch, (toning, light stains), 8 x 8 3/4
in., in matching mitered mahogany frames with gilt liners.
$400-600233.
Needlework Sampler, “Wrought by Nancy Cumings Aged 13 Years,”
America, early 19th century, stitched with silk threads on a linen ground,
with rows of alphabets over a panel depicting a flowering shrub and
a house, (toning, fading), 10 x 7 1/2 in., in a period molded giltwood
frame.
$300-500234.
Needlework Sampler, “By Mary Oldershaw/1797,” England, worked
with silk threads on a linen ground, depicting potted plants issuing
flowering vines flanking a verse and several animals, trees, hearts,
crowns, birds, and flowers, (minor toning), sight size 18 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.,
in a later molded giltwood frame.
$400-600online bidding at http://www.skinnerinc.com 63