Lot 101: Rare Early Needlework Sampler

$2,000.00

Lot 101: Rare Early Needlework Sampler

$2,000.00

South Shore needlework sampler, Garden of Eden with serpent in the apple tree, with cow and horse below, and a squirrel with nut, rabbit, bird, possible lion, deer and buck, cats, floral border, entry arch doorway, shows wear and fading, labeled on reverse “Museum of Fine Arts SE 904-2”, “Mrs. William Melcher, Hingham”, 15 1/2″ x 11 3/4″ (sight). 

Estimate: $500-1,000

Description

South Shore needlework sampler, Garden of Eden with serpent in the apple tree, with cow and horse below, and a squirrel with nut, rabbit, bird, possible lion, deer and buck, cats, floral border, entry arch doorway, shows wear and fading, labeled on reverse “Museum of Fine Arts SE 904-2”, “Mrs. William Melcher, Hingham”, 15 1/2″ x 11 3/4″ (sight). 

Estimate: $500-1,000