A group of three needlework samplers, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 18th and 19th century

A group of three needlework samplers, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 18th and 19th century

The first, worked with wool yarns on canvas, inscribed, “Margaret Fries' work done in the 12th year of her age 1797,” the second, worked with silk threads on canvas, inscribed, “Mercy Robert's 1811,” and the third, worked with silk threads on linen inscribed, “Martha C. Roberts 1857"; all framed.

17 ¼ in. x 11 in. (largest, sight)

Provenance

By descent in the family to the present owners.

Footnotes

Note on verso of first, “Margaret Fries (1785 or 1786 - 1862) daughter of Philip and Mary Jarman Fries, Friesburg, N.J. married Rev. George Washington Janvier Pittsgrove (now Daretown) N.J.”