Three Needlework Alphabet Samplers, Including a Rare Apron

19th Century

one sampler wrought by Ellen Wybrow Aged 10 / 1862 with verse from the hymn "A Charge to Keep I Have."
5 1/8 x 4 1/4 inches.

second sampler wrought by E.A. Monroe / 1840 with stitched house and tree motifs beneath alphabet lines.
6 x 4 inches.

apron with alphabet lines and rows of stitched geometric patterns, with examples of darning, shirring, and buttonholes.
11 1/4 x 7 inches.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.