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1829 American Needlepoint Sampler by Sara Reid
1829 American Needlepoint Sampler by Sara Reid
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**Originally Listed At $400**

North America, United States, ca. 1829 CE. A cotton or linen and silk needlepoint sampler with several styles of the alphabet and the name Sarah Reid, with her date of birth and the year she completed the needlepoint in 1829. The embroidery demonstrated a girl's domestic skills and her education; needlepoint was a common part of 18th & 19th century American curriculum for girls and completed pieces might be presented to parents as gifts and used as decoration in the home. Size of needlepoint: 14.5" L x 15" W (36.8 cm x 38.1 cm); frame: 16" L x 16.75" W (40.6 cm x 42.5 cm)

Provenance: private Santa Barbara, California, USA collection

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#179029
Condition
Staining, discoloration, and fading to embroidery, otherwise intact. Mounted in modern wooden and glass frame.
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1829 American Needlepoint Sampler by Sara Reid

Estimate $150 - $225
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Starting Price $74
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Artemis Gallery

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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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