Catalogue for January 15th & 16th 2010
Lot 470 <previous next>
Estimated: $30000 - $50000
Realized Price: $0
Monumental Burlington County, New Jersey Quaker needlework dated 1812, attributed to the Evesham or Chesterford school, this dramatic sampler features a large central depiction of the Westtown school in Chester County, Pennsylvania. below a crescent sky with sequin stars and an extract above, all within a meandering vine and ribbon border, 25 1/2" x 22 1/4". For a further discussion of the Quaker samplers of Burlington County, see Betty Ring Girlhood Embroidery, vol. II, pg. 469-485.
