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)