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June 27, 2025: Premier Americana: Day Two

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  • Samplers / Needleworks
Lot 1292

BRITISH PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER

Estimate: $150 - $250
Starting Bid
$70

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BRITISH PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, wool on linen, top with one alphabet row above a band of various motifs including flowers and a pair of angels / cherubs flanking a heart, below with eight-line verse from a hymn by William Enfield (English, 1741-1797), lower half featuring various motifs including a central flower basket, crowns, animals, and a pair of shrubs in urns topped by birds, bottom cartouche signed "Rebekah Smith worked this in / the Year AD 1834 Aged 7 Years", all encompassed by a floral vine border. Housed under glass in a modern frame. Dated 1834. 16 3/4" x 21 1/4" sight, 19 3/4" x 24 1/8" OA.
Catalogue Note: The identity of the maker is uncertain, but one candidate is Rebekah [Rebecca] Smith who was born around August 12, 1827 to parents Peter and Mary Smith of Warrington, Lancashire, England. Rebekah married James Auchterlonie (1825-c.1866) on July 19th, 1847 in Liverpool. The couple had at least three daughters, and the family appear to have immigrated to New York State. Not much else is currently known about Rebekah.

Condition

Mostly in very good visual condition with light toning to linen, one area of holes and tears in the lower proper left corner just above and in the bottom cartouche though minimally affecting "worked" and "this" in the signature text, some thread with typical fugitive color, frame with minor wear. Not examined out of frame.

Provenance

From the private collection of Heather and John Cooper, Wake Forest, NC.

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