OHIO COOPER SCHOOL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER.
American (Dayton, Ohio), dated 1833. The work of 12-year old "Leah Jane Ashton" and dated "1833". Wrought images include apples, pear, (central) baskets with flowers, birds, and trees. Leah Jane Ashton Morrow (1821-1884) lived in Piqua. Daniel C. Cooper (1773-1818) helped found the Dayton Academy, Dayton's first school to educate boys in 1807. Sampler, 17"w. 21"h. Simple molded wood frame, 18"w. 22"h. Exhibited at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, in Lancaster, 2003. From The 40 Year Americana Collection of a Central Ohio Couple.
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American (Dayton, Ohio), dated 1833. The work of 12-year old "Leah Jane Ashton" and dated "1833". Wrought images include apples, pear, (central) baskets with flowers, birds, and trees. Leah Jane Ashton Morrow (1821-1884) lived in Piqua. Daniel C. Cooper (1773-1818) helped found the Dayton Academy, Dayton's first school to educate boys in 1807. Sampler, 17"w. 21"h. Simple molded wood frame, 18"w. 22"h. Exhibited at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, in Lancaster, 2003. From The 40 Year Americana Collection of a Central Ohio Couple.
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