AN 1883 KANSAS QUILT WITH CHILD'S HAND& FAMILY HISTORYThe story of this fine folk art applique quilt revolves around the stitched outline of six-year-old Timothy Baker McNabb's little hand in the center of every...
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THREE PENNSYLVANIA CROSS STITCH SHOWTOWELSThree Pennsylvania cross stitch show towels , together with a Massachusetts cross stitch genealogy for the Wright family and crewelwork band, 84" l.
Competitive in-house...
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SOUTH CAROLINA REVOLUTIONARY WAR TABLECOVERpossibly late 18th century, red, black, and white diamond checkerboard segments, central grid with stitched diamond, star, and heart motifs, with applied British flags,...
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VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIAQUEEN ANNE C...1740-1760, each with scrolled and shell carved crest over a figured splat with four scrolled volutes, set on shell carved legs with trifid feet, upholstered...
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1834 MENNONITE CROSS STITCH FAMILY REGISTER/SAMPLER.WarwickTownship, Lancaster County, PA Mennonite Cross Stitch Family Register/Sampler. Veronica Gingrich 1834. Pictured in "Samplers of the Pennsylvania Germans" by Tandy and Charles...
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1791 DATED SAMPLER, LEXINGTON KYKentucky18th c. Needlework Sampler, signed Isabella McDowell, Lexington, May 7th, 1791. Alphabet and numeral sampler, executed in green, gold, brown, and pink silk thread on linen,...
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KNOXVILLE, TN SAMPLER, I. BAKER, 1848Knoxville,Tennessee genealogical sampler, signed Isabella M. Baker, 1848; executed in silk needlework on linen, with floral vine border and stitched garden at lower edge; features three...
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WILLIAMSON TN SAMPLER, CIVIL WAR ERANeedleworksampler, silk and/or cotton cross stitch on linen, with 3 alphabets and 2 rows of numbers, Signed at bottom Sarah Cotton and dated 1861. Original stained wood frame with replaced...
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1824 NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, ATTRIB KENTUCKY1824Needlework sampler att. Kentucky, signed Sarah Shekels and dated 1824. Features 5 alphabets of graduating size, divided by geometric borders in at least 4 varying kinds of...
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WILLIAMSON TN SAMPLER, CIVIL WAR ERANeedleworksampler, silk and/or cotton cross stitch on linen, with 3 alphabets and 2 rows of numbers, Signed at bottom Sarah Cotton and dated 1861. Original stained wood frame with replaced...
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2 SAMPLERS INCL. VIRGINIA HOUSE SAMPLER1stitem: Elmira Deacon Dungan, 19th century American needlework family record sampler with house, silk and wool or cotton on linen. Floral vine top border and alphabet and numbers...
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5 WWI ITEMS INCL. BINOCULARS AND FDRLETTERTwo (2) TLS including one (1) signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt; two (2) pairs of binoculars related to his "Eyes for the Navy" initiative, and one (1) World War I...
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TN ARCHIVAL LOT, INCL. 4 BOOKS, 1 CDVALBUM, 2 ALSArchive of eight (8) items, most related to the Taylor Family of Tennessee, including four (4) Knoxville and Nashville imprints, one (1) carte-de-visite (CDV)...
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BOURBON CO. KY HOUSE SAMPLER C.1815BourbonCounty, Kentucky House Sampler attributed to Martha "Patsy" Hook, c. 1815. Silk on linen sampler featuring a strawberry border enclosing three alphabets, a basket of flowers,...
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RARE WEST TENNESSEE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER,LUCY MACON GREE...Rare West Tennessee Needlework Sampler, stitched by Lucy Macon Green and dated 1842, silk on linen. Strawberry border enclosing five rows of alphabets and...
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3 18TH C. EUROPEAN SAMPLERS INCL. SIGNED1stitem: Band sampler, likely British, appears to be wool on linen, featuring alphabets in various stitches interspersed with bands of geometric patterns and dated 1748 on 4th...
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EMILY BOURNE SAMPLER, CIRCA 1839EmilyBourne Sampler, circa 1839, family lineage from 1809 with 9 entries to 1830, black stitching on linen, unframed, stitched to cardboard.
17 ΒΌ in. x 12 in.
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MASSACHUSETTS SIGNED PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORKbyHannah Ewell at age 16 (in the Seventeenth year of her age), possibly Hannah Ewell of Marshfield, Massachusetts, 1769-1849, two upper registers in deep blue background over...
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FINE 1820 PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY TREE NEEDLEWORKON SILKChester County, silk on gauze, bordered with quilled cream silk ribbon with four corner rosettes, spacious floral vine border, grapevine enclosing verse and inscription...
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TWO BRITISH FRAMED NEEDLEWORKS(19th/20thcentury)
Little Lily's Rival or The New Pet of the Family, titled across bottom, stitched on a printed pattern, sight 14-5/8 x 10-2/8 in.; The Pet of the Family, titled across...
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20TH C. TLINGIT FELT & BUTTON BLANKETW/ TOTEMIC BEARNative American, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Haida or Tlingit peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A remarkable example of traditional...
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BLUE-GROUND GAUZE 'NINE DRAGONS' SUMMERROBE, JIFU
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ??????????????finely embroidered in couched gold thread and counted stitch with nine five-clawed dragons, two on the front and back...
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FRAMED ANTIQUE NEEDLEWORK AND WATERCOLOR MEMORIAL TO THE STANWOOD FAMILY, Circa 1805, worked in multi-color silk threads and watercolor, depicting a young boy and girl creating a floral garland beside the...
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JANE HUMPHREYS' FRAMED NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERDATED 1790, PENNSYLVANIA Likely Philadelphia or Chester County, worked in multi-color silk thread on linen, with five alphanumeric rows above a flower row and verse, maker's...
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AMERICAN QUILT REFERENCE BOOKSAMERICANQUILT REFERENCE BOOKS, topics relate to American regionalism as well as women and African American quiltmaking, titles include: The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Tinwood Books, 2002;...
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SAMPLER & BOOKS: SAMPLER AND TWO BOOKS,INCLUDING: 19TH C. CROSS STITCH BY REBECAH CUTLER, DATED 1834, ALPHABET IN LOWER AND UPPER C...SAMPLER & BOOKS: Sampler and two books, including: 19th C. cross stitch by Rebecah...
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CROSS STITCH AND CREWEL WORK HAND TOWELOutstandingPennsylvania cross stitch and crewel work hand towel , inscribed in a heart at the top Mary Burkholder 1828 , surmounted by tulips and birds perched on branches, over German...
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PHILADELPHIA BIBLE PRINTED BY JOHN ADAMS,1804Philadelphia Bible printed by John Adams, 1804 , owned by Mr. Jacob Maryland, b. 1777, with a complete handwritten family history in the center pages, having a needlework...
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PAIR OF PENNSYLVANIA CROSS STITCH PILLOWCASESPairof Pennsylvania cross stitch pillowcases , with red, yellow, and blue cotton floss stars on plain weave linen ground, inscribed Maddy Shirk 1845 , 16 1/4" x 25 1/4". Provenance:...
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FRAMED IMPORTANT LANCASTER CO. "FAMILYRECORD OF Jca. 1841 dated; dyed cotton and wool stitch embroidery on homespun linen with blue and red stitch trailing strawberry border, upper field with central two handle...
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AMERICAN QUILT REFERENCE BOOKSAMERICANQUILT REFERENCE BOOKS, topics relate to American regionalism as well as women and African American quiltmaking, titles include: The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Tinwood Books, 2002;...
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GROUP OF ALICE ROOSEVELT MONOGRAMMEDLINENS Including a monogrammed stitched "Alice" dinner napkin, two monogrammed stitched "Alice" top sheets, and a monogrammed stitched "R" Roosevelt family table cloth....
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IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND SILK BROCADE'DRAGON' THRONE CUSHION COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD ??? ??????????????????finely embroidered with a front-facing, five-clawed gilt dragon worked in satin stitch and...
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OHIO WESTERN RESERVE SAMPLER. Huron(now Erie County) ca. 1829 silk on linen. Twelve-year-old Amanda Rogers filled the linen ground with elaborate alphabets her family record and a moral verse. The exquisitely...
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Civil War 15th Army Corps Forty RoundsHeadquarters Guidon Worsted wool 49 x 60 in. overall 36 in. forked end. Red field stenciled with ''Forty Rounds'' and a U.S. cartridge box. Blue border machine stitched to...
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1826 Massachusetts needlework, familyrecord for the Lamb family of Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, stitched below family names and dates "Wrought by Permelia D. Lamb A.D. 1826 Aged 12 ys.", four-line...
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