Lot 655
  • 655

Rare Needlework Sampler, Amelia margerum, probably Philadelphia, dated 1827

Estimate
8,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Height 17 1/2 in. by width 18 in.
Worked in silk on linen; signed Amelia Margerum, 1827.

Provenance

J. Amory Haskell Collection, a sale at Sotheby's, December 9, 1944.

Exhibited

American Needlework Treasures: Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring at the Museum of American Folk Art (p. 44, fig. 75)

Condition

Appears to retain original frame; some darkening of linen and fading of silk.
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Catalogue Note

This sampler bears some resemblance to an earlier Philadelphia group with house, fence, and spacious lawn. The paired birds, cross-stitched roses, and lilies of the valley are typical Quaker motifs.