The first finely worked in silk on linen ground and dated to top register 1801, field with various motifs to include figures to each side of a three storied home, clothed figures beneath the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil" and all within a sawtooth and satin stitch border (DOA 19 x 18.5 in.) (laid down; allover foxing; tacking holes to border); the second worked in silk on silk ground and with fruit-filed baskets and various floral motifs (DOA 13 x 11.75 in.) (with loss; with foxing and staining); the third worked in wool on loose ground, with alphanumeric bands above verse, bottom register with animal, tree, and floral motifs, maker's name stitched to bottom (DOA 22.25 x 9.25 in.) ( some stitching loss; some staining; some holes).

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

Not examined out of frames.