Lot 168A: Very Fine English Needlework Sampler

SOLD: $767 (includes Buyer’s Premium)
Estimate: $1,000 – $1,500

Multicolored silk threads on wool, cross and eyelet stitch, bold border in alternating thistle and flower in red, gold and greens, a horizontal scene with church, pyramid-shaped trees, red brick house and flower basket, birds and butterflies, “To the Fatherless…”, with a wreath below “Elizabeth Ellen Lindo, Aged 11 Years, 1840″, flower pots, exotic birds in trees, facing deer, birds, butterflies, flower buds, figured bird’s-eye male frame with gilt liner, 15 1/2″ x 12″ (sight), 20″ x 16” (framed).