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Lot 88
Sale 5423 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 13, 2012
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$600 -
800
Price Realized
$750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Three needlework samplers, three needlework cases and a homespun cover new jersey, first half 19th century
The first sampler, "Eliza Ann Burtis's work wrought in the 9th year of her age, 1814," with a floral border enclosing rows of alphabet and inscription with bird, flower and bowl of fruit devices; the second, worked with alphabet and spot devices; and the third, with house on hillock with birds, trees, flowers with the initials "AM," all unframed; together with a tulip-shaped leather and silk pincushion and needlecase, a rectangular silk needlework case, a box form needlework case, and a blue and white woven duvet.
16 3/4 in. x 9 3/4 in. to 8 in. x 5 3/4 in.