Lot 672
  • 672

Needlework Sampler, Mary Wright, Norton Academy, England, dated 1811

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • silk on linen
  • Height 17 1/2 in. by width 17 1/4 in.
  • dated 1811
Worked in silk stitches on a linen ground with charmingly rendered sailor and soldier.

Exhibited

American Needlework Treasures: Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring at the Museum of American Folk Art  (p. 52, fig. 89)

Condition

Some mellowing of linen; minor fading.
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Catalogue Note

The English origin of Mary's sampler is conspicuous, but the same materials and technique are commonly found on American samplers, and quite possibly other designs from the Norton Academy could be mistaken for American work.