Needlework Sampler, executed by Nancy Wilder, Leominster, Massachusetts, 1809, the sampler stitched with silk threads on a gauze ground, centered with an oblong octagonal reserve with alphabets and a pious verse over a scene with a house, flowers, and trees over the inscription: "Wrought by Nancy Wilder in her 13th year 1809," all enclosed by a flowering vine, (minor toning, fading, and light stains), 17 x 15 in., in original molded wood frame. Descent in the Wilder family, Leominster, Massachusetts. Note: Nancy Wilder was the first of twelve children born to Peter Andrew Wilder and Sarah Joslyn of Leominster, Massachusetts. She was born September 23, 1796. Samplers by her two sisters Smilinda and Sally, lots 570 and 571 are also offered here.
Needlework Sampler, executed by Nancy Wilder, Leominster, Massachusetts, 1809, the sampler stitched with silk threads on a gauze ground, centered with an oblong octagonal reserve with alphabets and a pious verse over a scene with a house, flowers, and trees over the inscription: "Wrought by Nancy Wilder in her 13th year 1809," all enclosed by a flowering vine, (minor toning, fading, and light stains), 17 x 15 in., in original molded wood frame. Descent in the Wilder family, Leominster, Massachusetts. Note: Nancy Wilder was the first of twelve children born to Peter Andrew Wilder and Sarah Joslyn of Leominster, Massachusetts. She was born September 23, 1796. Samplers by her two sisters Smilinda and Sally, lots 570 and 571 are also offered here.
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