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Description
A group of three needlework samplers, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 18th and 19th century
Provenance
Footnotes
The first, worked with wool yarns on canvas, inscribed, “Margaret Fries' work done in the 12th year of her age 1797,” the second, worked with silk threads on canvas, inscribed, “Mercy Robert's 1811,” and the third, worked with silk threads on linen inscribed, “Martha C. Roberts 1857"; all framed.
17 ¼ in. x 11 in. (largest, sight)
Provenance
By descent in the family to the present owners.
Footnotes
Note on verso of first, “Margaret Fries (1785 or 1786 - 1862) daughter of Philip and Mary Jarman Fries, Friesburg, N.J. married Rev. George Washington Janvier Pittsgrove (now Daretown) N.J.”
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A group of three needlework samplers, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 18th and 19th century
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
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$4,000
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American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Philadelphia, PA, USA
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