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Sale 5449 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
May 3, 2022 6:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$2,000 - 3,000
Price Realized
$8,190
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A fine English needlework sampler Worked by Hannah Vertue (1736-1826), dated "1744"

Worked with silk threads on a linen ground, triangle border, depicting alphabet above alternating flowers surrounding inscription, "Hannah Vertue Aged 9 Years 1744," center with pious verse, "Obedience to Parents," flanked by flamestitch sections, the lower section depicting two registers of trees, flowers, birds, peacocks, dogs, crowns, and hearts; framed.

12 1/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. (sight)

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