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Bud & Judy Newman Collection

Fri, Apr 23, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 104

American silk on linen sampler, dated 1827

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for
$11,070
Sold Price includes BP

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$50,000 $5,000
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$500,000 $50,000

American silk on linen sampler, dated 1827, probably Philadelphia, wrought by Amelia Margerum, with central house and lawn, with figures and animals, 17" x 17 1/2". Exhibited at the Museum of American Folk Art American Needlework Treasures: Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring, pg. 44, fig. 75. Provenance: Sotheby's Important American Schoolgirl Embroideries: The Landmark Collection of Betty Ring, January 22, 2012, lot 655; Sotheby's The Collection of J. Amory Haskell, December 9, 1944.

Condition

Good condition with some minor light toning.