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Lot 142
Sale 1278 - The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part I
Nov 3, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$1,000 -
1,500
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$756
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Lot Description
A Needlework Embroidered Sampler, Wrought by Sophia Carter
Leominster, Massachusetts, Circa 1820
silk thread on linen ground.
identified Wrought by Sophia Carter Age / 12 years Leominster June / 1820, with verse at center, surrounded by foliate, floral, and fruit motifs.
17 x 15 1/4 inches.
Genealogical records confirm that Sophia Carter was born on August 20, 1805 in Leominster, Massachusetts to Peter and Rhoda Dyer Carter. She married Elisha Carter (1803-1843) on April 9, 1829, and the couple had one daughter, Sylvia Ann. Sophia died on September 5, 1850.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.