RARE ALABAMA SCHOOLGIRL NEEDLEPOINT SAMPLER.worked by Maria McIcskey, Birmingham, Alabama, 1808. Worked in green, blue and yellow silk threads, on a linen ground; inscribed in the center "Maria McIcskey her samplar made Sept. the 20 in the year of Our Lord 1808"; with rows of the alphabet and a house surrounded by trees, flowering baskets and a bird. Framed - 17 3/4 in. x 16 in., sight size. Estimate $1,000-2,000
