Sale 115 Lot 910  

AMERICAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, 1803, worked by Mary Gantz. Depicts two-story house with walkway, willow trees, and fenced courtyard; background depicts church on cliffs overlooking body of water with sailboat; horizontal and diagonal bands of evergreen trees - Framed.
Estimate $450-650

Mary Gantz was born about 1795 and married THomas Shrigg on November 10, 1813 in Baltimore County, Maryland. (Source: Maryland Marriages: 1655-1850)

Sold to benefit The Baltimore Museum of Art

Several areas of staining/water damage. Holes

Sold for $225

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