Fall Collections Auction (Sale #335)

1803 Embroidery Sampler

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $600 - $800

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Elizabeth Bilton

1803 Embroidery Sampler

Having a devotional poem above a field of flowers, flower baskets, butterflies and exotic birds centering an emblematic building, an angel and the inscription ‘Elizabeth Bilton. August. 1803’ within a floral wreath flanked by a windmill and a house, all within a floral border, behind glass in a gold-tone wood frame having a The Scarlet Letter, New Berlin, Wisconsin label verso

Property from: an Estate, Minooka, Illinois

Height: 16 1/2 inches, Width: 12 1/2 inches (sight)

Frame Size: 18 1/2 inches by 14 1/2 inches

Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, some fading, occasional light stains, frame having light wear

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frame

Category: Decorative Arts > Rugs & Textiles

Estimated Sale Time: 2:30 pm CST

Shipping Status:
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Last modified: September 29, 2025, 5:37 am


Condition report:

overall light wear consistent with normal use, some fading, occasional light stains, frame having light wear