Lot 164: Two Needlework Samplers

Lot 164: Two Needlework Samplers

Multicolor alphabets and numbers, strawberries, “Betsy Pratt, aged 11 years, 1799.”, fine condition, professionally conserved, 12 1/4″ x 8 1/2″; Two alphabets in colors, trees at bottom with berries, “Sally Clapp, her sampler, age 8, 1800″, conserved, 11 1/4″ x 6 3/4”; (deaccessioned from Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants). 

Estimate: $500-1,000

Description

Multicolor alphabets and numbers, strawberries, “Betsy Pratt, aged 11 years, 1799.”, fine condition, professionally conserved, 12 1/4″ x 8 1/2″; Two alphabets in colors, trees at bottom with berries, “Sally Clapp, her sampler, age 8, 1800″, conserved, 11 1/4″ x 6 3/4”; (deaccessioned from Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants). 

Estimate: $500-1,000