SCHOOLGIRL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER.worked by Margaret Jarrett, Aged 8 years and 6 months, 1828. Three alphabet and number rows, centered with long verse, over pictorial panel of fruit baskets and trees. Worked in polychrome silk threads on a linen ground. Framed - 12 1/2 in. x 13 in. Estimate $400-600
Stains, holes and repairs throughout notably to upper middle area of alphabet rows, areas of verse and pictorial panel. No fading to color threads.
