American Needlework Sampler by Ann Spencer, circa 1820s, silk on linen, embroidered with representations of the temptation of Adam & Eve, a manor in a fenced enclosure, a fruiting tree, flower-filled urns, a pastoral couple with crook, various birds and quadrupeds, windmill and other motifs, all accompanying verses in period bird’s-eye-maple frame with gilt liner. Losses to upper left corner and small loss along right edge.
15 ½ in. x 12 ½ in. Framed 20 in. x 17 ⅛ in.
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