Dorothy Wysong Hagen (Missouri, 20th Century) Lone Star or Star of Bethlehem quilt, hand stitched appliqued and embroidered with large single star in yellow, orange, green, purple, blue and red cotton on a blue ground with embroidered floral medallions, purple bands on top and bottom and yellow underside. Signed "Dorothy", lower center below star, dated […]

Two (2) jacquard coverlets. 1st item: Signed and dated Pennsylvania jacquard coverlet, woven in shades of red, white, blue and green, with tree and snowflake border surrounding leaf, star and swirl designs. Signed in lower corners, Made by J and S Turnbaugh, Sugarloaf Luzerne Co. For ___ (recipient name blank), Penn 1849. 83" H x […]

Two (2) early 19th century English school girl samplers. 1st item: English school girl alphabet and verse sampler, signed and dated "Martha Able 1813". Top seven alternating floral vine, upper case alphabet or lozenge rows. Middle section of two bird and floral sprays framing phrase "In my Beginning God be my Speed. In Grace and […]

Three (3) English needlework samplers. 1st item: Needlework school girl alphabet and family record sampler by Mary Ann Groop, dated January 28, 1828, silk on linen, with ten rows of alphabet and numerals sepaated by geometric rows. Center row with large heart bearing initials RB with initials MB below, flanked by large doves and blue […]

Two (2) United Kingdom 19th century samplers. 1st item: Large English school girl needlework sampler, wool and cotton on linen, signed Ann Soothill 1857, strawberry vine outer border, inner wide border with "Industry", two crowns, four crosses, two birds, two beehives, flower pots, trees, large butterfly, cottage, reindeer and two large roses. Center phrase, "There […]

Pennsylvania school girl needlework alphabet sampler, wool on linen, 12 rows of alphabet and numerals divided by various stitches, signed "Mary Elizabeth Dobbs Aged 10 years November 11th 1847 Kittanning" (Kittanning, PA). A figure of a dog and three trees are near the date. Housed in a black wooden frame. Sight – 20 1/4" H […]

Three (3) English school girl samplers. 1st-2nd items: Two (2) English school girl samplers, likely students from the same school. Framed in same frame molding. 1st item: Silk on linen alphabet and verse sampler including the verse "O God above to thee I cry Have mercy on me before I die Hear my prayer and […]

Southern watercolor on silk theorem depicting a garland of roses, lilies and other flowers, housed in the original giltwood frame and glass with reverse painted or eglomise border. Unsigned. Back of frame has worn period newspaper backing with the word "Washington" but no other information identifying location or date. Provenance: Descended in an early Charlottesville, […]

Rare African Missionary school girl sampler, Freeport, Sierra Leone, with alphabet and phrase by Lucy Davis, dated January 3, 1843. Silk on wool with vine border, upper right corner with intentional cross-stitch error in black thread, first row of upper case alphabet and four numerals, lower case alphabet, top third with two floral sprays and […]

1817 schoolgirl needlework sampler stitched by Sarah Preston, silk on linen, three alphabets, two tree pictures and verse: "Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand as the first effort of a youth full hand/ and while her fingers on the canvas move engage her tender heart to seek thy love". Signed "Sarah Preston her work […]