$1,058
Needlework Adam and Eve Sampler, England, "Elizabeth Pratt July 30th, 1835," silk threads on a linen ground, depicting Adam and Eve flanking the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil with the serpent encircling it, surmounting a house with a fence, flanked by pious verses and trees, and surrounded by various birds, flowers, trees, crowns, lions, and ducks, enclosed in a geometric strawberry or flowering bud vine, (toning, losses, stains), 14 1/2 x 13 in. , unframed. Note: The needlework is stitched to a paper backing and was inscribed "To you my kind Parents this work I present, And hope it will please you, and give you content; And I'll through my life, use my utmost endeavor, to please you and merit, your further kind Favor. Elizabeth Pratt."
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-06-08
