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A Needlework Sampler
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Passed
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description
A Needlework Sampler
Worked By Elizabeth Adams, Westford, Massachusetts, Dated, "1796"
rows of numerals and alphabet above inscription, "Elizabeth Adams of Weftford (sic) born July the 16 1784/ Aged 12 Years 1796," worked with silk threads on a linen ground, matted and framed.
17 x 16 1/2 inches (sight), 22 x 21 1/8 inches (frame).
Condition
unfinished, some fading and discoloration
Provenance
Provenance:Private Collection, New Jersey.