Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

November 23, 2024: Premier Americana - Day Three

Sat, Nov 23, 2024 09:00AM EST
  • Samplers
Lot 2479

STRONG, SOMERSET CO. (NOW FRANKLIN CO.), MAINE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER

Estimate: $200 - $300
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STRONG, SOMERSET CO. (NOW FRANKLIN CO.), MAINE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk and other thread on linen, five alphabet rows with a small section of numerals segmented by horizontal and vertical bands of decorative stitching, lower half with a four-line verse titled "FRIENDSHIP", which is flanked by signature "Vaeilette" and "Ellsworth", and signed again below, "Vaeillette Ellswoth [sic] aged 11 years", lower fourth with two and one-sixth alphabet rows followed by "M W [motif?] W M" and dated "July 16th 1829", all encompassed by a linear border. Housed under glass in a modern frame. Dated 1829. 13 1/2" x 13 1/2" object, 16 3/4" SQ OA.
Catalogue Note: Identified as Vaeillette (Veilette / Violitta / Vilita) who was born on November 5, 1817 in Strong, Somerset Co. (now Franklin Co.), ME to parents Jeremiah Ellsworth (1767-1855) and Sarah "Sally" Dodge (1773/4-1855), being one of at least 12 children. Vaeillette married Edmund Pope (1814-1892) of New Sharon, ME on November 29, 1837. The couple had at least three children, all of whom died in infanthood or adolescence. Vaeilette died on August 29, 1841 at only age 23 and is buried with most of her family at Riverside Cemetery in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME.

Condition

Good visual condition with some light toning and stains, linen having some holes most notably in the proper upper left corner, a few losses to thread mostly to dark thread in verse, most thread with fading/fugitive color, frame with minor wear. Not examined out of frame.

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