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The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Flack

Sat, Oct 27, 2012 09:00AM EDT
Lot 318

Pennsylvania silk on linen sampler, dated 1836, wr

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Sold for
$2,607
Sold Price includes BP

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Pennsylvania silk on linen sampler, dated 1836, wrought by Matilda Snyder Bloomsburg, Columbia County, 16 3/4" x 17 1/2". A family history, photographs, and a Bible accompany this lot. Matilda was the granddaughter of Johannes Schneider who was the sole survivor of the Indian massacre that took place October 8, 1763, near the family farm in Lehigh County.

Condition

Period frame with age cracks. Toning. Sporadic losses mainly to right edge. Sporadic thread loss.