Tennessee needlework Family Register sampler, worked 1830 by Elizabeth M. Henley at the Knoxville Female Academy. Elizabeth Henley, granddaughter of Revolutionary War hero Col. David Henley, married Barclay McGhee, grandson of Knoxville settler and politician Col. Charles McClung. Silk on linen sampler with wide floral border, partially unfinished, with zig zag design satin stitch edging […]
Lot 649: House Sampler, Attrib. to New Jersey
1848 needlework house sampler stitched by Amelia Ann Hendy, aged 13 years, attributed to New Jersey, silk on linen, flower vine border or fence to three sides, base of green below three-story gold brick house with green shutters, center flower vase and large flower vases to each side of house, fruit basket at top and […]
Lot 648: Kentucky House Sampler and Needlework Picture
Kentucky House Sampler and Needlework Picture, 2 items total. 1st item: Kentucky Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler with alphabet and house or church, signed Mary Ann Allen, circa 1849. Silk on linen; naive composition with 2 upper and lower case alphabets and row of numbers, over a house or church building with peaked roof stitched in the […]
Lot 743: Williamson Co., TN Sampler c. 1835
Williamson County, Tennessee needlework sampler circa 1835, silk on linen, worked by Elizabeth Buford Fleming (1826-1892). Wide floral border enclosing four rows of alphabets rendered in cross, Queen's or four-sided, and eyelet stitches above a signature and possible verse line, with bands of chevron or flame and guilloche below. Later linen mat and frame. 16" […]
Lot 742: Kentucky House Sampler, dated 1865
Kentucky schoolgirl needlework sampler with verse, signed by Mary Ellen Ellis (Hadley, Warren County, b. 1854) and dated 1865, rendered primarily in red and green wool/cotton on linen. Depicts an upper and lower case alphabet over a large red house flanked by a ship and flowering plants, over a verse and signature "I am the […]
Lot 741: Maryland Needlework House Sampler, Eliz. Boyd
1820s Maryland needlework house sampler, silk on linen, signed Elizabeth Boyd with partial date 182_; wide floral and vine border enclosing a two story house with central pediment, framed by two weeping willow trees, behind an "eyeglass" garden gate and fence. Floral cartouche with central ribbon and rose spray, enclosing an 8-line poem with subject […]
Lot 740: 4 19th Century American School Girl Samplers
Four (4) 19th century school girl samplers, likely American. 1st item: Needlework verse sampler, silk on linen, signed and dated "Eleanor Byrne Ballma July 1824", with a floral garland of pink, purple, white, and green and brown surrounding a poem titled "The Bible". Housed under glass in a carved wooden frame. Sight – 12 3/8" […]
Lot 646: 2 early 19th c. English School Girl Samplers
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 […]
Lot 644: 3 19th Cent. Needlework Samplers
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 […]
Lot 645: 2 United Kingdom 19th Cent. Samplers
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 […]
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