Needlework Sampler, “Sarah Titchmarsh Her Work/Fnished This Work
November th 3 1817,” probably England, wrought with silk threads on a
wool gauze ground, stitched at the center with a large stag surrounded
by assorted birds, animals, flowers, trees, crowns, a house, windmill,
and baskets of fruit, an alphabet, and a pious verse, all enclosed in a
flowering vine, (small patch l.c., minor toning and background losses),
17 x 13 in., in a later frame.
$400-600
Needlework Sampler, Ann Orchard, Brockwill, England, 1817, worked
in silk threads on a linen ground, stitched with rows of alphabets above
the verse “ann orchard is my name and england is my nation/brockwill
is my dwelling place and christ is my salvation,” over two pine trees
flanking the date “1817,” (toning), 10 x 7 1/4 in., mounted on a linen
ground over cardboard, unframed.
$300-500
Needlework Sampler, “Charlotte Cole Ended this Sampler in the Tenth
Year of Her Age One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Five,”
stitched with wool and silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of
alphabets over the mottos “Let Virtue Be thy Guide” and “Be a Lover of
Ingenious Pain/for Itts the Labouring Hand That Doth the Penny Gain,”
over a border of birds and flowers, (minor fading, toning, and stitch
losses), 16 1/2 x 12 1/4 in., in a later molded giltwood frame.
$400-600
Needlework Sampler, “Marked by Lydia C. Kaighn in the 10th year
of her age. 1834,” worked in silk and linen threads on a linen ground
showing rows of alphabets over a panel with animals, birds, trees,
flowers, and the maker’s information, (toning, fading), 7 x 17 1/2 in., in
a later molded wood frame.
$300-500
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Needlework Sampler, “Mary Spriggs March 29, 1837,” probably
England, stitched with silk threads on a finely woven linen ground, with
rows of alphabets, geometric floral band, pious verses and numerous
small stitched animals, trees, flowers, birds, crown, and bowknots over
central potted flower with perching birds, enclosed in a checked border,
(minor toning), 13 x 12 in., in a molded wood frame.
$400-600240.
Wool Floral Hooked Rug, America, 19th century, rectangular rug
centered with two potted flowering plants, with flower blossom border,
29 x 53 1/2 in.
$1,000-1,500240A.
Canvaswork Sewing Case Pocketbook, America, early 19th century,
folding envelope-style pocketbook with wool cross-stitch in a lapped
scale pattern with geometric border continuing to the interior stitched
with the name “Elizabeth” on a leather-lined pocket, the interior lined
with a hand-stitched printed linen with a silk ribbon gathered pocket,
two small ribbon-suspended bags, a silk-edged woven wool needle
holder, and two wool canvas work pincushions, (stitch losses, and
fraying), 4 3/4 x 10 (closed), 16 1/4 x 10 in. (open).
$400-600241.
Beaded Needlework Sewing Roll-up, late 19th century, the exterior
stitched with cotton threads on a linen ground with five flower blossoms
and buds on a white ground, the interior lined with a multicolored
beaded panel with birds perched on flowering branches, on a pink
polished cotton ground, (separations to beadwork), 3 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.
$200-25064 additional information and photos at http://www.skinnerinc.com