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Lot 309

New Jersey silk on linen needlework dated 1827, wr

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Sold for
$8,190
Sold Price includes BP

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New Jersey silk on linen needlework dated 1827, wrought by "Mary Ann Hollinshead under the tuition of Eleanor T. Stephens" at the Cream Ridge Seminary, 17" x 16 1/2". Illustrated in A Gallery of American Samplers by Glee Krueger, fig. 100. Exhibited at the Museum of American Folk Art 1978. For a similar example, see Girlhood Embroidery by Ring, fig. 530.

Condition

Running to script. Light staining to top edge.