RARE MAINE SAMPLER Dated 1824 17” x 16” sight. Framed 20” x 19”.
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RARE MAINE SAMPLER
Dated 1824
"Wrought by Mary Plimpton Aged 8 years ... Under the instruction of Mrs. Amanda Pratt". Accompanying provenance note indicates it was sewn at a schoolhouse on Tinkers Island, located off the coast of Mount Desert Island, Maine. Rows of alphabets and numerals above plants and trees, "Fear & Love God A Bove" and "Roses will fade and tulips wither But a virtuous mind will bloom forever.". Lower panel with a moose and other animals, flowers and fruit urns. Strawberry vine border.
17” x 16” sight. Framed 20” x 19”.
Provenance:
According to accompanying note-
Emily Hopkins Wilbur (1795-1896), Ellsworth, Maine.
Cora Louise Brown Reed (1863-1945), Ellsworth and Waldoboro, Maine.
Lovina Augustus Reed Mark (1884-1949), Ellsworth and Waldoboro, Maine and George Mark.
Rachel Maud Reed O'Keefe (1886-1970), Ellsworth, Maine and Arlington, Massachusetts.
Louise Barbara O'Keefe Gleason (1912-1995), Dorchester and Everett, Massachusetts.
John Peter Gleason (b. 1948), Everett, Massachusetts.
Current consignor, circa November 2000.
Dated 1824
"Wrought by Mary Plimpton Aged 8 years ... Under the instruction of Mrs. Amanda Pratt". Accompanying provenance note indicates it was sewn at a schoolhouse on Tinkers Island, located off the coast of Mount Desert Island, Maine. Rows of alphabets and numerals above plants and trees, "Fear & Love God A Bove" and "Roses will fade and tulips wither But a virtuous mind will bloom forever.". Lower panel with a moose and other animals, flowers and fruit urns. Strawberry vine border.
17” x 16” sight. Framed 20” x 19”.
Provenance:
According to accompanying note-
Emily Hopkins Wilbur (1795-1896), Ellsworth, Maine.
Cora Louise Brown Reed (1863-1945), Ellsworth and Waldoboro, Maine.
Lovina Augustus Reed Mark (1884-1949), Ellsworth and Waldoboro, Maine and George Mark.
Rachel Maud Reed O'Keefe (1886-1970), Ellsworth, Maine and Arlington, Massachusetts.
Louise Barbara O'Keefe Gleason (1912-1995), Dorchester and Everett, Massachusetts.
John Peter Gleason (b. 1948), Everett, Massachusetts.
Current consignor, circa November 2000.
Condition
Remarkably good condition: just a few tiny stains, but no loss or holes.
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RARE MAINE SAMPLER Dated 1824 17” x 16” sight. Framed 20” x 19”.
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
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