NEW ENGLAND SILK ON LINEN SAMPLER OF SALLY “SHEPLEAFED”, JULY 7, 1811.

NEW ENGLAND SILK ON LINEN SAMPLER OF SALLY “SHEPLEAFED”, JULY 7, 1811. Wrought with three rows of alphabet in capital and lower case above a line of Arabic numerals in dark brown followed by two rows of the alphabet in script followed by four lines of verse which read “Youth’s the springtime of our years/Short the rapid end appears/Let’s improve the fleeting hours/Virtue’s noblest fruits be ours” stitched in shades of light blue and brown followed by a line stitched with her name and date the quilt was completed. The bottom a pictorial line of a fruit tree flanked by a flower stem and a tree full of birds all within a zigzag border further surrounded by a zigzag and acorn border in blue and cream silk, all within a S-scrolled outer border. SIZE: Sight: 18-3/4″ x 16″. PROVENANCE: From the private collection of Dorothy-Lee Jones. CONDITION: The linen ground with overall staining from acid backing resulting in overall fading of silk threads in tones of brown. 9-23200 (500-800)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1007	$575.00	NEW ENGLAND SILK ON LINEN SAMPLER OF SALLY “SHEPLEAFED”, JULY 7, 1811. Wrought with three rows of alphabet in capital and lower case above a line of Arabic numerals in dark brown followed by two rows of the alphabet in script followed by four lines of verse which read “Youth’s the springtime of our years/Short the rapid end appears/Let’s improve the fleeting hours/Virtue’s noblest fruits be ours” stitched in shades of light blue and brown followed by a line stitched with her name and date the quilt was completed. The bottom a pictorial line of a fruit tree flanked by a flower stem and a tree full of birds all within a zigzag border further surrounded by a zigzag and acorn border in blue and cream silk, all within a S-scrolled outer border. SIZE: Sight: 18-3/4″ x 16″. PROVENANCE: From the private collection of Dorothy-Lee Jones. CONDITION: The linen ground with overall staining from acid backing resulting in overall fading of silk threads in tones of brown. 9-23200 (500-800) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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