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Lot 685

Massachusetts silk on linen needlework sampler, in

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for
$7,605
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Massachusetts silk on linen needlework sampler, inscribed "Ann Jones Her Work Made in the Year 1788", the upper section with bands of alphabet, strawberries, and flowers, over a lower panel with crewelwork landscape with shepherdess, sheep, and farmhouse, all within a zigzag and strawberry border worked in a variety of stitches in green, blues, white, and brown, 21 1/2" x 20".

Condition

Very good/excellent. Some staining in crewelwork area and along center.