Sunday, February 21, 2016
LOT #270

1853 Needlework Sampler

Having a linen ground, wool threads and depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with “Ebenezer” embroidered on the house; the poem reads: “Jane Rees is my name, And with my needle I made the same, And by my sampler you may see, What care my mother took of me”; it appears that she was 9 years old in 1853 when she did this piece

Estimate: $200 - $250

Hammer Price: $275

Dimensions: Height: 25 1/2 inches, Width: 17 1/2 inches

Condition: Fair, very faded, stains on ends due to nails

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