Fall Collections Auction (Sale #335)

1789 Embroidery Sampler

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $600 - $800

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Elizabeth Whitby

1789 Embroidery Sampler

Having stitched inscription ‘Elizabeth Whitby Aged 9 Years 1789’ and devotional poem surrounded by flower baskets, birds and butterflies, above a depiction of a mounted hunter, his hounds and a stag within arching trees, all enclosed in a fruited foliate border, behind glass in a wood frame

Property from: an Estate, Minooka, Illinois

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

Frame Size: 20 1/2 inches by 16 1/2 inches

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

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frame

Category: Decorative Arts > Rugs & Textiles

Estimated Sale Time: 2:22 pm CST

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Last modified: September 29, 2025, 6:08 am


Condition report:

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