Sold for:
$1,880
$1,880
Adam and Eve Needlework Sampler, England, 1805, "Jane harrison (? ), Vinnis, is my name and with My Needle I did work the same that all the World may plainly see what care my Parents Took of me Finnished At Mis Tucker Northfleet in Kent November the sixth one thousand eight hundred and Five and in the Twelve Year of my age," with floral symbols enclosed in a panel above Adam, Eve, the tree and entwined serpent, flanked by various religious, animal and floral devices, surrounded by a stylized floral border, on a gray blue ground, (imperfections), 15 x 29 in., framed.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2002-02-24
