A Lancaster County Needlework Sampler, Likely from the
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Description
A Lancaster County Needlework Sampler, Likely from the School of Leah Bratten Galligher Meguier
1817
depicting a woman embroidering under a tree and within a floral border, reading Sarah Eberlein is my name / and with the needle wrought the / same in Lancaster County i was / born the 3rd of November in the / morn 1806 as i am told which / makes me near 11 years old.
21 x 16 1/4 inches.
The sampler is described in the 1903 Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, page 1223, in the entry of Milton Wike, Sarah Eberlein's son. Ā
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, Offered in Important Americana, October 10, 2002, Lot 41
1817
depicting a woman embroidering under a tree and within a floral border, reading Sarah Eberlein is my name / and with the needle wrought the / same in Lancaster County i was / born the 3rd of November in the / morn 1806 as i am told which / makes me near 11 years old.
21 x 16 1/4 inches.
The sampler is described in the 1903 Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, page 1223, in the entry of Milton Wike, Sarah Eberlein's son. Ā
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, Offered in Important Americana, October 10, 2002, Lot 41
Condition
Floral border, text and image mostly intact with good coloring. Wear and losses to silk border. Scattered, minor foxing. Toning to edges near and under silk border.
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For condition inquiries please contact katiebenedict@hindmanauctions.com.
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