“VERY RARE” SAMPLER-SEWN BY A BOY-“JAMES GARDNER”-LATE 1700’S-EARLY 1800’S-IN VERY GOOD ALL ORIGINAL CONDITION-IN A SIMPLE BLACK FRAME WITH GLASS. AS SEEN, JAMES INCLUDED MANY ITEMS ON HIS SAMPLER-HE USED SILK THREAD ON LINEN-MOSTLY REDS, GREENS, BLUES. HE HAS LINES OF LETTERS AND NUMBERS AND THESE SURROUND A LARGE FLOWER POTS WITH FLOWERS AND AN APPLE TREE. HE HAS SEWN HIS NAME IN TWO PLACES-HE INCLUDED A LARGE ADAM AND EVE WITH THE SNAKE AROUND THE TREE-DOGS-TREES-STAG-PEACOCK-SAILING BOATS-CROWN-ROOSTER-LADY IN A PERIOD DRESS WITH A VERY LARGE HAT OR HAIR STYLE. I LOOKS AS IF JAMES-IN TYPICAL BOY FASHION-DID NOT FINISH HIS SAMPLER. AS SEEN, HE DID NOT FINISH THE WORD “POT” WHICH REALLY IS THE CENTER POINT OF THIS SAMPLER–HIS LARGE FLOWER POT SURROUNDED BY NUMBERS AND LETTERS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE WERE ANY STITCHES MISSING IN THE AREA. JUST NOT FINISHED. AND SO VERY CHARMING.!!! THERE ARE SOME MISSING STITCHES IN THE VERY TOP RIGHT CORNER-VERY HARD TO SEE. THIS SAMPLER IS IN ALL ORIGINAL VERY GOOD CONDITION, WITH DARKENING OF THE LINEN, AS EXPECTED-AND NO DAMAGE TO THE LINEN. I THINK THIS WAS FRAMED IN THE LATER 1800’S-THE GLASS HAS A FEW BUBBLES AND THE SAMPLER IS MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD AND HELD IN PLACE WITH ALL HAND CUT-HAND MADE NAILS. PLEASE INCLUDE THE PHOTOS ARE PART OF MY DESCRIPTION. SELLING WITH NO RESERVE AND SELLING WORLDWIDE. SORRY, I NO LONGER SELL TO ITALY. THANK YOU.—————————INCLUDING FRAME 16 1/2″ X 7 3/4″.
PAYPAL ONLY. PAYMENT IS DUE 5 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE AUCTION.
INTERNATIONAL WINNERS, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU THE INVOICE, SO I CAN INCLUDE ON THE INVOICE THE CORRECT MAILING COST.
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