AMERICAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER WROUGHT BY ESTER

WALL, DATED 1826. LINEAR BORDER ENCLOSING FIVE ALPHABETS IN DIFFERENT STYLES. TWO ALPHABETS ARE IN THE QUAKER STYLE. DEPICTS POTTED FLOWERS, A FRUIT BASKET, AND BIRDS ON BRANCHES. ALSO A QUAKER SYMBOL OF BIRDS FACING EACH OTHER, WHICH IS A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP OR MARRIAGE. SIGHT SIZE 17" X 17 1/2". ORIGINAL BIRD'S EYE MAPLE FRAME, OVERALL 20 3/4" X 21 1/2". GOOD CONDITION.