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Pennsylvania Folk Art Needlework Sampler 1846

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
Pennsylvania Folk Art Needlework Sampler 1846
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Featured on page 46 of "Made In Pennsylvania: A Folk Art Tradition", by The Westmoreland Museum of American Art: Sarah Jane Speers (1836-1893) was only ten when she worked her sampler. Silk on linen 13 5/8 x 12 3/8. The similarity in design of (central basket and flowers) and elements (e.g., lower border, verse, and inscriptions) of the sisters' suggest the same instructor. 15.25" x 16.25" framed