mary-hamersher-s-needlework-sampler-1816
Lot 215
Mary Hamersher's Needlework Sampler, 1816
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Worked in silk threads on loose weave linen, the top register composed of four alphanumeric rows, center register with lower case alphabet and stitching to read, "mary hamersher / work was done at elizabeth reeve / school in the year of our lord 1816," bottom register with alphabet and stylized trees and birds.

SS 16.5 x 14.5 in.; 19 x 17.25 in.

The Estate of the late Betsy J. Sykes, Raleigh, NC

Good estate condition; some pulled and loose threads.